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Nepal readies for crucial meet

KATHMANDU: The winners of the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections would be sworn in at the Birendra International Convention Centre on Tuesday. A total of 601 CA members would draft the Constitution in two years.

On Monday, 329 parliamentarians of the interim Parliament were given a farewell at the secretariat in Singha Durbar.

Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said the attempts to draft Constitution were successful. He asked the former MPs to contribute to the process of drafting the Constitution.

Nepal would be declared a Republic on Wednesday at the first CA meet. Various associations want the occasion to be marked as Republican Day. On Wednesday, actors, singers and literary figures would participate in rallies to be held at the Convention Centre.

Two bombs exploded in front of Convention Centre on Monday. There were no casualties.

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