Amendment proposal on name and capital of State No. 5 registered

Kathmandu - Four State Assembly members of oppositions Nepali Congress and Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal registered the amendment motion regarding the proposal on name and permanent capital of the State No. 5. NC’s Rama Aryal and Pushpa Tharuni, and Samajbadi’s Sahasram Yadav and Purmati Dhenga Magar registered the amendment motion over the proposed capital city of State No.

5 tabled by Internal Affairs and Law Minister Kul Prasad KC. The State Government on Monday proposed Deukhuri of Dang district as the permanent headquarters of the State No 5 by naming it Lumbini State.

Aryal and Tharuni have demanded that the permanent capital of the State be named by incorporating Nawalparasi, Kapilbastu, Palpa and Rupandehi districts. Likewise, Yadav and Magar have proposed to name the State as Tharuhat Abadh Magarat instead of Lumbini. Voting on the issues is taking place in the State Assembly today.