Subash Chandra Nembang has been appointed as deputy leader of CPN-UML’s Parliamentary Party on Wednesday.

A joint meeting of CPN-UML’s federal parliament and National Assembly members held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar made the decision to this effect.

Former Speaker of the Parliament, Nembang was the deputy leader of Parliamentary Party in the earlier Legislature-Parliament also.

Prime Minister and party’s Parliamentary Party leader KP Sharma Oli had proposed the post of deputy Parliamentary Party leader to Nembang during the meeting today.

Nembang was elected as the federal parliament member from Ilam constituency No 2 in recently concluded federal parliament election.

Similarly, Khag Raj Adhikari and Shanta Chaudhary have been appointed as the chief whip and whip of the party respectively.