BUDGET PRESENTATION POSTPONED TWO HOURS

BUDGET PRESENTATION DELAYED TWO HOURS UPDATE

Kathmandu, 14 July: Budget presentation has been delayed for two hours until six in the evening as Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal and Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari make final efforts to gather support on an angry front of five-Madeshibadi parties.
A Madeshbadi leader said the front had made ‘a final decision’ to obstruct budget presentation after inconclusive talks with the premier and finance minister.
‘Our decision [to obstruct presentation] is final Government is trying to announce the budget unilaterally. Talks have failed.The prime minister and finance minister refused to address our demands,” Ramjanam Chaudharym, Chief Whip of MJFL said.
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