Parliamentary Hearing Committee Rejects Ambassador Nominees for Saudi Arabia and Malaysia

Kathmandu. On Wednesday, the Parliamentary Hearing Committee rejected the names of ambassadors recommended for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. The ambassadors recommended for two destination countries from where the largest number of Nepali workers go (Malaysia and Saudi Arabia), which have been vacant for a long time, have been rejected. Although the committee approved the names of 10 out of 13 ambassadors proposed by the government, the names of Giribahadur Sunar, proposed for Saudi Arabia, and Chudamani Kharel, proposed for Malaysia, were rejected.

Meanwhile, the committee has also put on hold the name of Jigyankumar Thapa, proposed for Japan. The committee stated that a decision will be made only after obtaining further documents regarding the approval of Thapa. Various complaints were filed against the ambassadors proposed by the government. There were some serious complaints against the names of the ambassadors proposed for Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, and the committee decided to reject them after investigating them.