Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) lawmakers stalled proceedings in both Houses of the Parliament on September 8 accusing Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota of being complicit in the 'conspiracy' to split their party, reports The Himalayan Times. On the first day of the new session of the Parliament, Speaker Sapkota had to postpone the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting more than once to defuse the tense situation, but lawmakers from the main opposition continued to stall House proceedings. Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand tabled the Political Party Act (Second Amendment) Ordinance in the House of Representatives amid sloganeering by CPN-UML lawmakers against Speaker Sapkota for not confirming the expulsion of 14 CPN-UML lawmakers, including Madhav Kumar Nepal, who later split the party and formed a separate party – Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Socialist (CPN-Unified Socialist). As soon as the Lower House commenced, CPN-UML Chief Whip Bishal Bhattarai rose from his chair saying that Sapkota did not act impartially when the party wrote asking him to confirm the expulsion of 14 lawmakers for defying the party whip. Instead, he became a part of the conspiracy to split the CPN-UML.