Chairman Nembang himself tabled the proposal to form the committee replacing the previous agenda adopted on January 19.

The lawmakers from opposition alliance have not been included in the 73-member committee. CA chair has read the name of 49 members only. Lawmakers from the opposition parties were chanting slogans when Nembang read the names of the members.

Nembang had to take the step after opposition lawmakers barred NC chief whip Chin Kaji Shrestha from proposing the committee.

The committee will hold its first meeting after five days and has been asked to submit its report within five days after it begins it work.

Meanwhile, the opposition CA members have started protesting and are chanting slogans inside the CA hall expressing dissent over the tabled proposal.

The CA meeting has been postponed until further notice.

Chairman Nembang to table proposal at CA

A meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) scheduled to take place on Sunday with the agenda of CA Chairman Subash Nembang tabling the proposal to form the proposal drafting committee. The CA secretariat made public today’s CA agenda to from a proposal drafting committee, after removing the previous one.

Meanwhile, the CA members of opposition parties—UCPN (M) and Madhes-based parties—have expressed their dissent on the present agenda. The opposition alliance is planning to gently reject the CA chairman's proposal and hit the streets.

CA Chairman Nembang will be tabling the proposal for the formation of proposal drafting committee with names of the members in today’s meeting as per the rule 91 of CA regulation 2070.

Earlier, Nepali Congress chief whip Chinkaji Shrestha was scheduled to propose and CPN-UML lawmaker Agni Kharel was to endorse it. However, the proposal couldn’t be tabled after the opposition lawmakers obstructed the CA meetings.

Today’s meeting of the CA has been scheduled to commence at 1 pm.