Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: CPN-UML has named a fugitive member of the House of Representatives, Laxmi Mahato Koiri, for nomination to the Industry, Commerce, Labor, and Consumer Protection Committee.
According to police, Koiri and his supporters dragged injured Assistant Sub Inspector Thaman BK from an ambulance and killed him on September 11 during the 2015 Madhes movement. Koiri and 27 others were charged with murder. But Koiri was released on a bail of Rs 200,000 by the Mahottari District Court.
Dissatisfied with the district court’s verdict, BK’s family challenged the decision at the Janakpur High Court. The higher court overturned the district court’s verdict and ordered police to keep Koiri in custody until the final verdict is passed. Koiri has been listed as a fugitive by the police, as he has not surrendered before the court.
On Thursday, Koiri sent a letter to the Federal Parliament Secretariat stating that he was unable to attend house sessions due to poor health conditions.
Names submitted by UML
Finance Committee: Bishnu Poudel, Padam Giri, Julie Mahato, Surya Bahadur Thapa, Bhagwati Chaudhary, Amar Rayamajhi, Narayan Prasad Acharya and Rankumari Balampaki Magar.
International Relations and Tourism Committee: KP Sharma Oli, Bhim Acharya, Hari Upreti, Sunita Baral, Devi Prakash Bhattachan, Eknath Dhakal, Samjhana Thapaliya and Damodar Bairagi.
Industry, Commerce, Labor and Consumer Interest Committee: Raghubir Mahaseth, Shanti Chaudhary, Amritadevi Agrahari, Hemraj Rai, Lal Prasad Sanwa, Ram Shankar Yadav, Mangal Prasad Gupta and Lakshmi Mahato Koiri
Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee: Subas Nembang, Mahesh Kumar Bartaula, Man Bahadur Gurung, Kiran Kumar Sah, Nainkala Thapa, Pratikshya Tiwari and Chandra Bahadur Bishwakarma.
Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee:
Jwalakumari Sah, Surya Prakash Dhakal, Bijula Rayamajhi, Saraswati Subba, Amritlal Rajbanshi, Ganga Prasad Yadav, Manbir Rai and Surya Kumari Shrestha.
Women and Social Affairs Committee: Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Ishwari Bahadur Rijal, Shanti Shrestha, Shobha Gyawali, Harkamaya Bishwakarma, Ashma Chaudhary and Bina Devi.
State Affairs and Governance Committee: Prithvi Subba Gurung, Krishna Gopal Shrestha, Raghuji Pant, Leelanath Shrestha, Rajendra Kumar Rai, Balaram Adhikari, Basudev Ghimire and Menaka Kumari Pokharel.
Infrastructure Development Committee:
Gokarna Bista, Thakur Gaire, Basanta Nembang, Mahesh Basnet, Nirmala Koirala, Dayal Bahadur Shahi, Prem Bahadur Maharjan and Rajkumar Gupta.
Education, Health and Information Technology Committee:
Chabilal Bishwakarma, Bidya Bhattarai, Prabhu Hajara Dusadh, Ishwari Gharti, Sarita Bhusal, Deepa Sharma, Urmila Thebe and Kaluram Rai.
Public Accounts Committee:
Yogesh Bhattarai, Gokul Baskota, Achyut Prasad Mainali, Damodar Bhandari, Rrishikesh Pokharel, Saraj Ahmed Farookhi, Tara Lama Tamang and Rukmini Rana Baraili.
