KATHMANDU, March 22 -- In the midst of parliamentary inactivity with bills pending discussion and budgetary matters unaddressed, a 10-member delegation led by Speaker Devraj Ghimire has departed for Geneva, Switzerland. This team is attending the 148th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) from March 23 to March 27.

Following the departure of Speaker Ghimire's delegation, sessions of the House of Representatives have been adjourned for 10 days. Assistant Spokesperson for the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Dashrath Dhamala, confirmed that the team embarked on their journey via a Qatar Airlines flight.

The delegation includes Padma Prasad Pandey, the General Secretary of the Federal Parliament Secretariat; Ekram Giri, J...