Ishwori Neupane elected Chair of State Affairs and Good Governance Committee

Kathmandu, Aug 27: Ishwori Devi Neupane has been elected unopposed as the President of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee under the House of Representatives (HoR).     

Neupane, who represents the Nepali Congress (NC) in the lower house under the proportional representation system, was the sole candidate for the post. Her nomination was announced during a committee meeting held today under the chairmanship of its senior-most member, Sarbendra Nath Shukla.     

The position had turned vacant following the resignation of Chair of the Committee Ramhari Khatiwada of the Nepali Congress. Neupane's candidacy was backed by CPN (UML) lawmaker Krishna Gopal Shrestha.     

She is scheduled to take the oath of office and secrecy before Speaker Devraj Ghimire later today.     

Neupane began her political career through the Nepal Students Union and is presently a central member of the Nepali Congress. She was a member of the then Constituent Assembly and also served as the NC whip in the parliamentary party and as the chief of the NC Women’s Department.     

Her nomination was endorsed by an office bearers' meeting of the Nepali Congress held on Tuesday, which decided to present her as the party’s candidate for the committee leadership.(RSS)