Speaker Sapkota takes oath, assumes office

Newly elected House of Representatives Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota takes the oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari, on Monday, January 27, 2020.

Kathmandu, January 27

The newly elected House of Representatives Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota has taken the oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday morning. The leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party was elected to the position unanimously on Sunday.

Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana, National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina and other officials were present during the function.

After the swearing-in ceremony, Sapkota also assumed his office at the Federal Parliament Secretariat in Singhadarbar today itself.