Parties Oppose Rastriya Swatantra Party's Proposal to Abolish Provincial Assemblies

Kathmandu. Other parties have opposed the agenda of 'abolition of provincial assembly' passed by the ruling party Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in its general convention. Nepali Congress, CPN UML and Nepali Communist Party are seen against the proposal.

In the first general convention of RSP ongoing in Bharatpur, Chitwan, Chairman Rabi Lamichhane and Vice-Chairman and current government's Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle presented separate reports. The 'Political Report and Proposal' presented by Chairman Lamichhane and the 'Economic-Political Proposal of Rastriya Swatantra Party' presented by Vice-Chairman Dr. Wagle mention how to make the provincial assembly by amending the constitution.