Nepal's Maoist Center leader and former PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal now has the backing of 169 members of the Parliament to form the new government, as three more independent MPs have come forward in his support.
CPI (M) Rajya Sabha MP, John Brittas, has given a Zero Hour Notice in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language to implement Hindi as the medium of instruction in Central Universities and Institutes of National Importance like IITs, II
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla wear a mask as the proceedings of the Parliament begin today. Few other MPs have also been seen wearing masks in the wake of a sudden surge in cases in China and other countries.
On Wednesday, Congress MP Sonia Gandhi and other Opposition leaders staged a protest in front of the Gandhi statue inside the Parliament premises, demanding a discussion on clashes along the LAC between the Indian and Chinese forces at the Tawang sector on December 9.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress, saying the 'sensitive' India-China border issue on the floor of the Parliament is not good.
Opposition leaders including Sonia Gandhi protested in front of the Gandhi statue inside the Parliament premises, demanding a discussion on the India-China faceoff at Tawang.
NC General secretary-Thapa is challenging the NC President Deuba in the election scheduled for Wednesday. Both the aspirants reached the parliamentary party office in the administrative centre- Singhadurbar to file their nominations.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Opposition was behaving like an "obstructionist" who does not believe in the rules and regulations in the functioning of the Parliament.
Meanwhile, the BJP has hit out against the Opposition protests. "There must be ideological differences but Savarkar is a freedom fighter, then ask Siddaramaiah, whose poster must be put, of Dawood Ibrahim?," Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said today in Delhi outside the Parliament.
In a statement, Bhandari asked the newly-elected members of the House of Representatives to stake a claim for the post of Prime Minister with the support of two or more political parties in the parliament by December 25, The Kathmandu Post reported.