Nepal Parliamentary Hearing Committee begins scrutiny of 13 ambassador nominees

The Parliamentary Hearing Committee in Nepal has commenced scrutiny of 13 ambassadorial nominees proposed by the Cabinet. The committee is scheduled to meet to open five complaints that were filed against the candidates following a public call for evidence and information.

Among the nominees are Dr. Nischal Nath Pandey for India, Dr. Kalyan Raj Sharma for China, Chiranjeev Jung Thapa for the United States, Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana for the United Kingdom, and Saru Joshi for Germany. Other nominees include representatives for Israel, Spain, Japan, Oman, Malaysia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Saudi Arabia.

The committee will review the complaints and examine the proposed work plans of each nominee before deciding whether to endorse them for their respective diplomatic postings.