BIRATNAGAR, Feb 7: The Oli-led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Sunday obstructed the provincial assembly of Province 1 in a move to block a discussion on the vote of no-confidence filed earlier against Chief Minister Sher Dhan Rai at the Provincial Assembly.
A meeting of the Provincial Assembly which began Sunday afternoon could not take place after provincial assembly lawmakers belonging to the Oli-led faction protested rising from their seats.
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With the obstruction, Provincial Assembly Speaker Pradeep Kumar Bhandari rescheduled the meeting for February 21.
Immediately after the meeting began, lawmakers of the Oli-led faction protested against the participation of the 16 provincial assembly lawmakers belonging to the other faction of the party led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal.
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Earlier last month, the Oli-led faction had suspended 16 provincial lawmakers belonging to the Dahal-Nepal faction accusing them of working against party interests.