Nepal’s Vice President Parmanand Jha, who retook oath last month after a five and half month gap, is all set to undertake a pilgrimage to India—his first foreign trip after assuming office.
Nepal’s Vice President Parmanand Jha, who retook oath last month after a five and half month gap, is all set to undertake a pilgrimage to India—his first foreign trip after assuming office.
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Sources close to Jha stated that he will be reaching the Kumbh Mela venue in Haridwar on Friday and take a dip in the Ganga. He is also slated to inaugurate an international peace conference there.
But on Wednesday, the Nepal government decided not to fund the trip as it was a ‘private visit’ and not an official one. The government will however bear the expenses of Jha’s security guards and aides.
“Since it is a private visit, the Vice-President will have to bear the expenses of the trip,” informed Tourism Minister Sharad Singh Bhandari after a cabinet meeting held at Singha Darbar.
Nepal’s President Ram Baran Yadav had undertaken a goodwill trip to India last month and had visited Haridwar to take part in the Kumbh Mela celebrations and meet several eminent Hinu saints.
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Jha, who is Nepal’s first Vice President, was re-administered oath of office in February after his post remained defunct for nearly six months due his refusal to take oath in Nepali as directed by Supreme Court.
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Jha, who is Nepal’s first Vice President, was re-administered oath of office in February after his post remained defunct for nearly six months due his refusal to take oath in Nepali as directed by Supreme Court.
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