As the building cannot be put to use, the garage of the assembly premises is going to be made into a temporary meeting place.
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On August 24, after the vandalism and arson of the Provincial Assembly building by the protesters, the meeting of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly has been disrupted. The Provincial Assembly Secretariat said that the protestors caused complete damage to both the old and newly constructed buildings of the Provincial Assembly Secretariat, and that it is not possible to hold a meeting immediately.
The state assembly building, which was inaugurated only a month ago, has been completely damaged by fire. The old building is also in dilapidated condition due to fire. Purna Bahadur Darji, Secretary of the Provincial Assembly Secretariat, said that the technical team suggested that the old building should not be used. "We have been told not to enter the old building now, now a decision will be made about the use only after re-testing," he said .
During the demonstration, apart from the Congress and Maoists, the offices of the parliamentary parties of UML, United Socialists, RPRPA, Nemkipa and our Nepali Party were also set on fire, according to the Secretariat of the Provincial Assembly.
Congress and Maoist offices have only been vandalized. According to Darzi, the secretary of the state assembly, all the records and documents of the secretariat and the party office have been burnt and destroyed. Five buildings, three four-wheeled vehicles, six motorcycles, meeting rooms, doors and windows were completely damaged due to the arson in the state assembly building and office. According to the preliminary estimate, the damage is about 33 crore rupees, according to the secretariat.
Another secretary of the secretariat, Ramkumar Paudel, said that although the meeting was planned to be held before Dasain, it was not possible due to vandalism and arson. According to him, preparations are being made to call the meeting only after the full moon. According to him, the meeting must be held to accept the resignation of the then Speaker Bhuvan Kumar Pathak and to proceed with the election process of the new Speaker.
Speaker Pathak submitted his resignation to Deputy Speaker Apsara Chapagai on October 1. "Since the building cannot be put to use, the garage of the assembly premises is going to be made into a temporary meeting place," Secretary Paudel said, "Even if the tripal is hung, the meeting has to be conducted." At present, the administrative work of the state assembly secretariat is being conducted from the place where the Congress and Maoist parliamentary party offices are located.
