Nepal, March 24 -- Amidst a period of parliamentary obstruction, with bills awaiting discussion and budgetary concerns unattended, Speaker Devraj Ghimire has left for Geneva, Switzerland, leading a 10-member delegation to attend the 148th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) from March 23 to March 27. The departure of Speaker Ghimire's delegation coincides with the adjournment of sessions of the House of Representatives for 10 days. Among the delegates are Padma Prasad Pandey, the General Secretary of the Federal Parliament Secretariat; Ekram Giri, Joint Secretary and Spokesperson; Under Secretary Pradeep Guragain; and Tejprakash Bhattarai, the Chief Personal Secretary to the Speaker. At this critical juncture, Speaker ...