Kathmandu, Nov. 8 -- The Speakers and deputy Speakers from the federal parliament and provincial assemblies, as well as the chair and vice-chair of the National Assembly, have drawn the attention of President Ramchandra Paudel to resource cuts by the federal government.

Concluding that the decision of the Sushila Karki administration was an interference in the jurisdiction of the federal and provincial legislatures, they urged the President to draw the Karki government's attention to the need for consultations before taking any decisions relating to them.

Prior to their meeting with the head of state, officials from the federal and provincial parliaments concluded that the government's decision to cut personal assistants to federal and ...