Prime Minister Balen Shah Calls Constitutional Council Meeting

Kathmandu. Prime Minister Balen Shah has called a meeting of the Constitutional Council. He has called the meeting for Thursday at 5 PM.

The meeting has been called to discuss issues including the recommendation of the Chief Justice, sources from the Prime Minister's Office said.

President Ramchandra Paudel had only issued an ordinance related to the Constitutional Council on Tuesday. According to this, the quorum for the Constitutional Council meeting will now be four, even if there are only four members.

That is, a meeting of the six-member Constitutional Council can be held with four members. Similarly, if 3 members agree, the council can make a decision.

The Prime Minister is the chairman of the Constitutional Council. The members include the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the National Assembly, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition, and the Chief Justice.

Currently, Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah is the chairman, Speaker Dolprasad Aryal, National Assembly Chairman Narayanprasad Dahal, Deputy Speaker Ruby Kumari Thakur, Leader of the Opposition is Congress's Bhishma Raj Angdembe. Sapana Pradhan Malla is the Acting Chief Justice.