Oath of Office administered

RSS

Kathmandu, Feb. 21. His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly-appointed chairman of the Rajparishad Standing Committee Parasu Narayan Chaudhari at a ceremony held at Narayanhity Royal Palace today. On the occasion in the presence of His Majesty the King, Chairman Chaudhari administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly-appointed members of the Rajparishad Standing CommitteeDr. Swami Prapannacharya, General (retd.) Satchit Shumsher JB Rana, Kul Raj Sharma, Ganesh Bahadur Gurung, Chakra Bahadur Shankar and Yagya Prasad Acharya.His Royal Highness Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev was present on the occasion.Also present were Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Chief Justice Kedarnath Upadhyay, Speaker Taranath Ranabhat, National Assembly Chairman Dr. Mohammad Mohasin and heads of constitutional bodies.Talking briefly to RSS after the oath-taking ceremony, Chairman Chaudhari said that he would always be committed to enhancing the glory of the institution of the crown and the monarchy.

Stating that he takes this honour bestowed upon him as a matter of glory, he said he would work with the disposition suitable to the glory of the post.He also expressed the commitment that he would dedicate himself to working toward enhancing the glory and importance of the venerated post as chairman of the Rajparishad Standing Committee.

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