Nepal Speaker calls all-party meet to discuss dissolution

The Speaker of Nepal’s now-dissolved House of Representatives on Friday held an all-party meeting to discuss issues related to the dissolution of the lower house of Parliament and find a solution to end the political crisis in the country.

Most of the senior political figures attended the meeting convened by Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota wherein measures to address the ongoing political deadlock were discussed, The Himalayan Times reported.

However, embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, who was also invited to the meeting held at the Parliament building, did not attend.

Disgruntled leaders of Oli’s ruling party CPN-UML Jhalanath Khanal and Madhav Nepal, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Chairs of Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal Upendra Yadav and Baburam Bhattarai attended the discussions, the report said.