Niru Devi Pal

Niru Devi Pal (also Neeru) is a Nepali communist politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[1][2] She was elected under the proportional representation system from CPN UML filling the reserved seat for women,[3] for Kanchanpur district.[2] Representing the newly formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in the parliament, she also chairs the parliamentary Women and Social Committee.[4][5]

Niru Devi Pal
Personal details
NationalityNepali
Political partyNepal Communist Party

She was allegedly threatened by a group of people when out grocery-shopping in Mid-Baneshwar on July 31, 2018. A large number of police personnel had been mobilised and as many as 75 had been arrested for further investigation by August 2,[6] 16 of whom had been held, post preliminary screening.[7] There was no further progress reported on the case, and by mid-November, there were reports that the whole incident was a hoax.[8]

References
  1. "Ten parliamentary panel chiefs sworn in". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. "Niru Devi Pal :: Member of Parliament, 2074". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. "UML submits nomination for parliament members under PR system to EC". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  4. "Chairpersons of HoR thematic panels sworn in". The Himalayan Times. 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  5. "Press Release on the visit of Rt. Hon. President to New York - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal MOFA". Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  6. "75 suspects detained to investigate into attack on lawmaker Nirudevi Pal". Setopati. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  7. "Nepal Police panel probing death threat to lawmaker Niru Devi Pal – OnlineKhabar". Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  8. "Threat to lawmaker Niru Pal: Police claim the reported incident was fake – OnlineKhabar". Retrieved 2019-09-22.
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