Cabinet committee to write letter to ex-King Gyanendra to vacate the palace

The meeting of the political committee of the cabinet held on Thursday evening decided to dispatch a letter notifying the ex-King Gyanendra about the deadline of 15 days to evacuate the Narayanhity royal palace.

The meeting decided to dispatch the letter by Friday morning notifying about the decision of the first meeting of Constituent Assembly on Wednesday regarding the implementation of republic.

The CA itself had earlier directed the government to empty the palace within fifteen days.

"We also decided to form a committee headed by Secretary at the Ministry of General Administration to record the properties and assets of the palace and take them under the government control," said Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Minister for Information and Communication and a senior Maoist leader.

The Narayanhity royal palace is set to be turned into a national museum. nepalnews.com sd May 29 08

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