Chiefs of CA, parliamentary committees elected, sworn in

Kathmandu, January 13:

The Constituent Assembly (CA) and Legislature Parliament today elected chairpersons of 23 committees. Elections were held for three committees, two CA and one parliamentary committees, whereas 19 candidates were declared elected

unopposed. All of them took oath of office and secrecy from CA chairman Subas Nembang.

Out of 14 CA committees, chairpersons of 12 committees were elected unopposed while CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal and Pramod Prasad Gupta of Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) were elected for the Constitutional Committee and Public Opinion Collection and

Coordination Committee with majority vote.

One, out of the nine, chairpersons Yashoda Gurung (Subedi) of CPN-Maoist was elected with majority vote in the Legislation Committee of the parliament. She defeated Sarita Giri of Nepal Sadbhavana Party. Top Bahadur Rayamajhi of CPN-Maoist withdrew his nomination today from State Affairs Committee.

committee chairpersons:

CA Committees

• Madav Kumar Nepal (UML) — Constitutional Committee

• Lokendra Bista Magar (CPN-M) — Committee for Restructuring the State and Sharing of State Power

• Prabhu Sha Teli — Committee on Judiciary

• Amrita Thapa Magar (CPN-M) — Committee on Natural Resources, Economic Rights and Sharing of Revenues

• Mina Pande (NC) — Civic

Relations Committee

• Ramesh Rijal (NC) — Committee for Determining the Structure of Legislative Bodies

• Shambhu Hajara Dusadh (NC) — Committee for Determining the Structure of Governance of State

• Binda Pandey (UML) —

Fundamental Rights and Directive Principle Committee

• Lal Babu Pandit (UML) — Committee for Preserving the Rights of Minority and Marginalised Cmmunity

• Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav (MJF) — Capicity Building and Resources Management Committee

• Pramod Prasad Gupta (MJF) — Public Opinion Collection and

Coordination Committee

• Govinda Chaudhari (TMDP)

Committee for Determining the Structure of Constitutional Bodies

• Amik Serchan (Janamorcha) — Committee for Preserving National Interest

• Nawodita Chaudhari (RPP) — Committee for Determining the Basis of Cultural and Social Solidarity

Parliamentary Committees

• Padam Lal Bishwakarma (CPN-M) — International Relation and

Human Rights Committee

• Shanta Chaudhari (CPN-M) —Committee on Natural Resources

• Sushila Kandangwa (CPN-M) —Committee on Finance and Labour

• Yashoda Gurung (CPN-M) —

Legislation Committee

• Ram Krishna Yadav (NC) — Public Account Committee

• Kul Bahadur Gurung (NC) —

Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee

• Ram Nath Dhakal (UML) — State Affairs Committee

• Subas Nemwang (ex-officio

chairperson) — Security Special Committee

• Jitendra Prasad Sonar (TMDP) — Development Committee

• Sandhya Devi (MJF) — Women, Children and Social Welfare

Committee