Meeting of Speaker-Deputy Speaker of Federal and State Parliament in Sauraha

Addressing the opening meeting of the program, Speaker Ghimire said that after the promulgation of the new constitution, the assemblies elected for the second term cannot be said to lack experience. He emphasized that the experience exchange program should be made more effective and organized.

He said that all the seven events in the past are important in terms of learning and practice. 'Now it is time to pay attention to the implementation of our conclusions,' he said, 'We should review the 74 points concluded during this period.' While convening the current session, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal thanked for the advice. "The government must understand the importance of the Assembly," he said. Speaker Ghimire has mentioned that there is a common problem from the center to the state regarding the physical infrastructure . "The parliament building that should have been built a year ago in the Union has not been built. Apart from Lumbini province, there is no assembly building of its own,' he said, 'In the past, assemblies had to be conducted in government offices that were built for other purposes.' was . "Both levels of assemblies have completed one term, they are also learning," he said, "our learning is important in terms of law making." . "Parliament should pay attention not only to law making, but also to the state of implementation," he said.

President Timilsina, recalling that the governments are formed from the parliament, expressed his displeasure that the governments did not prioritize the work of the House. "It is not appropriate to ignore the source from which the government is formed," he said.

Chairman Timilsina emphasized that the federal parliament and provincial assemblies should be modern and technology friendly. He said that assemblies and committees at both levels are being affected due to lack of finances.

Indira Rana, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, said that the experience of the Provincial Assembly, which came later than the Federal Parliament, was also creative. "Some assemblies of the provinces have started really good practices," she said, "those practices can be a learning point for the federal parliament." "The topic of sharing experience is not only in seminars, but also at other times there should be cooperation and camaraderie between the meetings of the union and state level," she said.

Speaker of the Koshi State Assembly, Amber Bahadur Bista, emphasized that parliamentarians of both levels of assembly should also participate in the exchange of experience between the federal parliament and the state assembly. Babita Kumari Raut Ishar, Deputy Speaker of the Madhes State Assembly, said that there are differences between the Union and the state assemblies.

Apsara Chapagain, the Deputy Speaker of the Bagmati Province Assembly, said that Nepal's assemblies should strengthen the parliamentary system by paying attention to international practice.

The General Secretary of the Federal Parliament, Padma Prasad Pandey, expressed hope that the exchange of experience between the two levels of assembly would yield positive results. Kalpana Sarkar, portfolio manager of the United Nations Development Programme, expressed his belief that the common program will help in parliamentary performance. On the second day of the

program, a meeting has been organized and an experience exchange program related to the relationship between the union, state and local levels has been scheduled. There is a program to announce the conclusion of the discussion on Wednesday itself.