Parliamentary Hearing Committee Begins Review of Election Commission Nominees

Kathmandu. The Parliamentary Hearing Committee has started the hearing process for those recommended for the posts of Chief Election Commissioner and Commissioner of the Election Commission.

The committee meeting held in Singhdarbar on Thursday advanced the hearing process for the proposed Chief Election Commissioner Man Bahadur Karki and Commissioners Rajiv Subba and Gurupasad Wagle.

Committee Chairman Bodh Narayan Shrestha informed that a 10-day period has been given for the hearing of the proposed individuals, calling for complaints. He stated that within 10 days from the date of publication of the notice, information or complaints can be submitted through electronic or any other means, clearly stating the basis. He further informed that complaints received will be opened and distributed to members for study at the committee meeting to be held on July 21.

In the meeting, MPs from the opposition parties urged that the hearing process should not be rushed but should be advanced after completing the procedures. Committee member Padma Aryal expressed the view that the hearing process should be conducted procedurally, as advancing it in a single day was not effective.

Similarly, committee member Barshaman Pun stated that the process should be advanced according to the past practice of parliamentary hearings.

Following the suggestions of the MPs, Committee Chairman Shrestha said that the hearing process would be advanced with sufficient discussion in a procedural manner. The Constitutional Council had recommended three names for the vacant posts in the Election Commission at its meeting on July 4.