Kathmandu, December 11
The Parliament Secretariat‘s Secretary- General, Dr Bharat Raj Gautam, has resigned from his post.
According to Secretariat Spokesperson, Eakram Giri, Gautam has submitted his resignation to President Ram Chandra Paudel and cited ‘family reason’ for his decision to resign from the position.
He joined the government service in 1994 and assumed the role of the Federal Parliament Secretariat’s Secretary- General on May 4, 2020.
The Secretary of the Secretariat, Padma Prasad Pandey, has been recommended for the appointment to a vacant post in accordance with Article 106 of the Constitution.
This joint decision was reached by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Chairperson of the National Assembly.