The Legislature-Parliament on Friday suspended UCPN (Maoist) lawmaker Lharkyal Lama after the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority filed a case charging him with amassing property worth millions of rupees through illegal means.

Speaker Onsari Gharti informed the House about his suspension as per the CIAA Act-1991 and the Prevention of Corruption Act-2002 until the court delivers its final verdict in the case.  According to the law, a lawmaker is automatically suspended if the anti-graft body files a charge sheet against him in the court.