National Assembly meeting postponed

KATHMANDU: The meeting of the National Assembly (NA) has been postponed today after obstruction by the main opposition party, Nepali Congress.

The NA Chairman Narayana Prasad Dahal adjourned the meeting after the Nepali Congress lawmakers stood up from their seats at the outset in protest. He postponed the meeting till 1:  15 pm on May 19, Sunday.

The Nepali Congress has been obstructing the meeting of the upper house of the Federal Parliament, calling for the formation of a parliamentary committee to carry out an impartial investigation in the alleged involvement of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane in the misappropriation of the cooperative funds.