New Parliament Building to Host Session Following Upcoming Federal Elections

Kathmandu. The meeting of the new parliament, to be formed after the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21, will be conducted in the new Parliament Building. The Federal Parliament Secretariat has informed that it is in continuous dialogue with the government and making necessary preparations to use the new building for the session following the election.

According to Ekram Giri, spokesperson and joint secretary of the Parliament Secretariat, no alternative other than the new Parliament Building has been discussed. The Secretariat appears confident that the minimum physical infrastructure required for conducting the session will be ready by that time. Giri stated, 'We expect the necessary infrastructure, including the assembly hall, to be available to the Secretariat 15-20 days before the session is called.'

The Secretariat estimates that the meeting can be easily conducted if six rooms, including the meeting hall, out of the total 12 rooms being constructed for the House of Representatives in the new building, are made available. The plan is to start the session immediately using the minimum infrastructure and gradually operate other services from the new building as the remaining construction work is completed.

The Secretariat has already corresponded with the government to arrange necessary facilities for the new lawmakers. Nepal's parliament, which has long been operating from the rented International Convention Centre, is now in the final stages of moving into its own modern and well-equipped building.