Prime Minister Balendra Shah Declines Republic Day Address, Recommends President

Kathmandu. Prime Minister Balen Shah will not address the special ceremony to be held at Tundikhel on Jestha 15 on the occasion of Republic Day. The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has sent a letter recommending President Ram Chandra Paudel to address the ceremony.

According to sources from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the letter states, 'As per Article 66, Sub-section 2 of the Constitution, it is recommended that you address the special ceremony organized at Tundikhel on the occasion of Republic Day on Jestha 15.'