Citing the death of former Indian Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, Monday’s session of the Interim Legislature Parliament scheduled to discuss the government’s programmes and policies has been withheld.

The parliament would briefly convene to pass a resolution expressing condolence on the demise of the Indian politician who gave vital support in Nepal’s pro-democracy movement in 1990.

The parliament was scheduled to hold discussion on the programmes and policies of the government for three days before PM Koirala answered the questions raised by the lawmakers on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, some leaders including Ram Chandra Poudel, Dr Shekhar Koirala, Gopal Man Shrestha and Pradip Giri have left for New Delhi to attend the funeral ceremony of Chandra Shekhar today.

Leaders of various parties have expressed condolences on his death.