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Two committees of Lower House get presidents

Two committees of Lower House get presidents

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

In this undated image lawmakers participate in the meeting of the House of Representatives in Federal Parliament building, in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu. Photo: Parliament

KATHMANDU: Kalyani Kumari Khadka has been elected the president of Development and Technology Committee under the House of Representatives (HoR). A meeting of the Committee elected her to the post unopposed. Khadka's candidadacy was proposed by HoR member Ganesh Kumar Pahadi and seconded by Indu Kumari Sharma. On the occasion, Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Banskota, and other committee members congratulated her on being elected to the post, wishing her a successful tenure. Similarly, Shashi Shrestha has been elected the president of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee. The candidacy of Shrestha was proposed by the HoR member Krishna Gopal Shrestha while Rekha Sharma backed it. The committee members wished for the successful tenure of the committee new president.