Janakpur, Nov. 15 -- Seven parties protesting the formation of the Madhesh provincial government staged a demonstration outside the provincial assembly building on Saturday, accusing Speaker Ramchandra Mandal of failing to uphold the dignity of his office.

While party cadres marched from Hatiya near the Janakpur Fishery Centre towards the assembly gates, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel blocked them from entering the premises.

However, lawmakers from the same alliance staged a sit-in on the provincial assembly premises, demanding updates on a proposal they had registered against Speaker Mandal for "conduct unbecoming of his office."

Loktantrik Samajbadi Party lawmaker Upendra Mahato said they reached the assembly secretari...