Niru Devi Pal
Niru Devi Pal | |
|---|---|
| निरु देवी पल | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for CPN (UML) party list | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1971[1] |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | CPN (UML) |
Niru Devi Pal (also Neeru) is a Nepali communist politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2][3] She was elected under the proportional representation system from CPN UML filling the reserved seat for women,[4] for Kanchanpur district.[3] Representing the newly formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in the parliament, she also chairs the parliamentary Women and Social Committee.[5][6]
She was allegedly threatened by a group of people when out grocery-shopping in Mid-Baneshwar on July 31, 2018. A large number of police personnel had been mobilised and as many as 75 had been arrested for further investigation by August 2,[7] 16 of whom had been held, post preliminary screening.[8] There was no further progress reported on the case, and by mid-November, there were reports that the whole incident was a hoax.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "Ten parliamentary panel chiefs sworn in". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ a b "Niru Devi Pal :: Member of Parliament, 2074". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "UML submits nomination for parliament members under PR system to EC". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Chairpersons of HoR thematic panels sworn in". The Himalayan Times. 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Press Release on the visit of Rt. Hon. President to New York - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal MOFA". Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "75 suspects detained to investigate into attack on lawmaker Nirudevi Pal". Setopati. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Nepal Police panel probing death threat to lawmaker Niru Devi Pal – OnlineKhabar". Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Threat to lawmaker Niru Pal: Police claim the reported incident was fake – OnlineKhabar". Retrieved 2019-09-22.
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