Kathmandu, March 30 -- Lawmakers from the Opposition and the ruling parties in Nepal's lower house, the House of Representatives, squabbled on Sunday over the issue of monarchy and the deposition of the electricity authority chief.

A parliamentary meeting that started two hours late from the scheduled time of 11 am (local time) was disrupted by lawmakers debating over the two issues.

House Speaker Devraj Ghimire requested that the lawmakers take their seats to continue the session, which the opposition lawmakers did not heed.

Later, lawmakers from the ruling parties rose from their seats, alleging that the opposition lawmakers were hindering the session, fearing that incidents of violence on Friday might be raised in the Parliament.

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