A crucial meeting of the Constitutional Council has been postponed for indefinite period after one of its member, Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala, failed to attend.

The meeting was called for Tuesday, after a long gap of four years, to take decision on important appointments in constitutional bodies.

Koirala, who is a member of the council as the leader of the main opposition party, informed that he could not attend the meeting due to his bad health.

The NC president, who remained in ill-health for most of time during his latest tenure as prime minister had been active in his party’s programmes, touring across the country to address the Janjagaran campaign. He was taken ill while returning from Dhangadi last week after addressing the party’s gathering there.

He was discharged from Gangalal Heart Center after four days of treatment and is advised to take rest for time being.

Key positions in the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Civil Service Commission and other constitutional bodies remain vacant since years due to failure of the government to hold the meeting of the Constitutional Council. nepalnews.com ia Dec 16 08