KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 12

Prominent CPN -UML leader Subash Chandra Nembang passed away this morning. He was 70.

Nembang was the Constituent Assembly Chairperson, vice-Chairperson of the CPN-UML and former Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR). He had reportedly suffered a heart attack.

Nembang, died while undergoing treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) at 1.30 am today, Nembang's personal secretary Krishna Prasad Kafle told RSS. He was rushed to the hospital after complications.

Prime Minister Pushna Kamal Dahal, CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Timilsina and other parties' leaders had reached the hospital.

Nembang, who was born on 28 Falgun 2009 BS, had developed his image as an accommodative leader in Nepali politics.