President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday appointed Gopalnath Yogi and Rajendra Phuyal as secretaries at the federal parliaments—House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly (NA), respectively.

The President appointed Yogi as secretary at HoR and Phuyal as the secretary of NA upon the recommendation of government.

Phuyal was associated with Kantipur Daily as a federal affairs journalist prior to his appointment. Phuyal has also penned a book “Sambidhansabha Nirwachan dekhi Awasan Samma” (From the Constituent Assembly election to its end).

Meanwhile, Yogi, prior to his appointment, was working in the legal sector and was involved in Non-Governmental Organisation Federation of Nepal.