Thematic Committee chairs being selected today in Bagmati

The chairs of various thematic committees under the Bagmati Provincial Assembly are being selected today. The names for the committee chairs will be tabled for approval at the meeting of the Provincial Assembly. Speaker Bhuvan Kumar Pathak has summoned the meeting for 11:00 am today. NC's Sriram Lamichhane and Tshering Dorje Lama have filed nominations for Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee and Provincial Affairs Committee respectively. Likewise, CPN (MC)'s Thakur Prasad Dhakal has filed nomination for the post of Agriculture, Education and Health Committee Chair while RPP's Nuraj Bajracharya has filed nomination for the post of Chair of Finance and Development Committee, according to Provincial Assembly Secretariat. No nomination papers were filed for the post of Industry, Tourism and Environment Committee. The parties have reportedly agreed to award the position to the CPN-UML. Source: National News Agency RSS