Resolution motion passed by majority in Koshi province

Biratnagar, April 19: A resolution motion has been endorsed in the meeting of the Koshi province assembly today.     

A majority of members passed the resolution motion presented by Koshi Province Assembly Speaker Ambar Bahadur Bista seeking consideration.     

In line with the Rule 70 (1) (C) of the Province Assembly Regulations, 2074 BS (first amendment), CPN (UML)'s parliamentary party chief whip Rebatiraman Bhandari on Thursday had presented the resolution motion at the province assembly.     

The Speaker had presented the motion for decision adopting vote division procedure. The motion was endorsed by 52 members in the province assembly.     

Seconding the resolution motion, province assembly members, Indra Bahadur Angbo, Narayan Bahadur Magar, Gombu Sherpa, Geeta Timilsina, Sapana Darjee, Leelaballav Adhikari, Kamala Darnal, Bidur Kumar Lingthep, Tilachan Pathak and Nirmala Limbu said the chief minister should open up avenues for solution or take vote of confidence in the assembly.     

In course of the discussion, CPN (Unified Socialist)'s Koshi province parliamentary party leader Rajendra Kumar Rai said the chief minister should take vote of confidence by 30 days in compliance with the Constitution.     

Nepali Congress province assembly members Khagena Singh Hangam and Binod Rai urged the proposers to withdraw the resolution motion and come up with another motion for the development, prosperity and poverty alleviation in the province.     

Responding to the concerns raised in the discussion, chief minister Karki said he had obtained the trust of 86 members in the province assembly. He obtained the vote of confidence by completing the process.     

Recalling that he had prevented the dissolution of the province assembly to avert constitutional crisis and give political outlet, CM Karki urged the proposers to withdraw the motion as the province government had performed in favour of the people in short span of time.(RSS)