April 11, Kathmandu. The meeting of the top leaders of the three major parties started at Baluwatar, the residence of the Speaker. Speaker Devraj Ghimire has called the meeting to discuss the issue of transitional justice.

Speaker Ghimire has called a meeting with the leaders of the three main parties to discuss transitional justice, networking of the House, and contemporary issues, according to the Speaker’s Secretariat. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Chairman of the main opposition party CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli, and Chairman of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba are participating in the meeting.

UML Chief Whip Padam Giri, Maoist Center Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey, and Congress MP Ishwari Neupane are also present in the meeting.

Attorney General Deenmani Pokharel and former Attorney General Ramesh Badal are also participating in the meeting, discussing other bills including TRC. In the earlier meeting, Prime Minister Prachanda said that he would proceed with the transitional justice bill through the fast track and choose the middle path, but the leader of the main opposition party, KP Sharma Oli, has taken the stand that the bill should be sent to the committee.