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Nepal Speaker for curtailing King's powers further

KATHMANDU: Speaker of Nepali House of Representatives Subhas Chandra Nemwang on Wednesday said there was a need to curtail the King's powers further.

Mr. Newang said some vestiges of the King's autocracy remained despite the May 18 declaration of the House curtailing his powers.

``The House will now seek to curtail such powers of the King by adopting the regulation of the House of Representatives,'' he said. Nepal Parliament issued a declaration on May 18, depriving the King of many privileges. It also scrapped the King's title as Supreme Commander of the Army. — Xinhua

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