The parliamentary party of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has begun a meeting at its office in Singha Durbar to select candidates for the chairperson positions of parliamentary committees. Elections for chairpersons of 10 committees under the House of Representatives and 2 joint committees are pending, while the chairpersons of the subject committees in the National Assembly have already been elected. The House of Representatives had finalized the members of the subject committees on Chaitra 27, and the Speaker has set the date for the chairperson elections for next Friday. (3 Baisakh, Kathmandu)
The ongoing meeting at the parliamentary party’s office is focused on selecting candidates for the chairperson posts of the parliamentary committees. The Federal Parliament comprises 16 parliamentary committees: 10 under the House of Representatives, 4 under the National Assembly, and 2 joint committees. The chairpersons of the subject committees under the National Assembly have already been elected. Elections remain pending for the chairpersons of 10 committees under the House of Representatives and 2 joint committees. On Chaitra 27, the House of Representatives determined the members for the subject committees. On the same day, Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal announced that the chairperson elections for the parliamentary committees would take place next Friday. To be elected chairperson, a member of the respective committee must be proposed by one member and supported by another member of the same committee to submit their candidacy.
