KATHMANDU, May 17: Today’s meeting of the National Assembly was postponed after obstruction by the main opposition party, the Nepali Congress (NC).
The National Assembly Chairman Narayana Prasad Dahal adjourned the meeting after NC lawmakers stood up from their seats at the outset in protest. Then Dahal postponed the meeting till 1:15 PM on May 19, Sunday.
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