All-party meeting underway in Baluwatar

An all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to end the stalemate in the federal parliament has begun. The meeting held at the PM's residence in Baluwatar is attended by the top leaders of all the parties represented in the federal parliament except the main opposition CPN (UML), according to the PM's Secretariat.

On behalf of the Nepali Congress, Prime Minister and Party President Deuba, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha, CPN (Unified Socialist) General Secretary Beduram Bhusal and leader Rajendra Pandey. Mahanta Thakur and Rajendra Mahato of the Democratic Socialist Party of Nepal, Rajendra Shrestha, leader of the Janata Samajwadi Party of Nepal, Prem Suwal, leader of the Nepal Mazdur Kisan Party, Durga Poudel, vice-chairperson of the Rastriya Janamorcha are among the participants.

It is stated that the meeting will discuss the current political issues including removing the obstacles seen in the operation of the parliament. The main opposition party CPN (UML) has been obstructing the sitting of the parliament since the beginning of the current session expressing dissatisfaction over some of the actions of the speaker.