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Speaker Nemwang urges govt to summon House immediately

Speaker Subash Chandra Nemwang has expressed dissatisfaction with the government for ending parliament session suddenly without even consulting him when a proposal to elect a Prime Minister was pending and urged the government to summon another session of the parliament immediately.   Talking to Kantipur daily, the Speaker urged the government to call a parliament session with consent from political parties and strive to resolve the differences at the House.   Speaker Nemwang said earlier, the end of the parliament session had worsened the environment for consensus.   According to existing regulations in the Interim Constitution and the parliamentary regulations, the Speaker does not have the authority to summon a parliament session.   The President summons and ends the parliament sessions at the recommendation of the Prime Minister, as per the existing provisions.   The government can recommend either for the winter session of the parliament or a special session fo