Newly Elected Parliamentarians to Take Oath in Temporary Venue Amid New Building Delays

Kathmandu. The oath-taking ceremony for the newly elected members of the House of Representatives and their initial meetings will take place in the multi-purpose hall being constructed in Putali Bagaincha within Singha Durbar, at the new parliament building.

Since the construction of the hall designated for meetings in the new building is taking time, the Federal Parliament Secretariat is preparing to use the multi-purpose hall temporarily.

Secretariat spokesperson Joint Secretary Ekram Giri informed that an alternative hall has been arranged for the oath-taking and initial meetings.

'The hall being constructed for the House of Representatives meeting in the new building coming up in Putali Bagaincha does not seem likely to be completed immediately. Therefore, we are preparing the multi-purpose hall for the oath-taking and initial meetings,' Spokesperson Giri told Ratopati. 'It will be ready within 3 days. It was constructed for the use of the Secretariat. We are going to use that for temporary arrangements now.'

He stated that the exact time required for the regular meeting hall of the parliament building to be completed is uncertain. New members of parliament were elected in the elections held on Falgun 21 last. It has not yet been confirmed when those members will take their oath and when the first meeting will be held.