UML to boycott all-party meeting called by Speaker

KATHMANDU: The main opposition CPN-UML has decided to boycott the all-party meeting called by Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota.

Speaker Sapkota on Sunday called the meeting for on Monday after the ruling coalition parties registered an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana.

Deputy Parliamentary Party leader of the party Subash Nembang said that the party would not attend the meeting called for 2 pm today.

Earlier on Sunday night, the Central Secretariat meeting of the party had decided to oppose the impeachment motion registered against the Chief Justice.

The party called its Parliamentary Party meeting to discuss the motion filed against Chief Justice Rana.