President Ramchandra Poudel has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday to discuss the issue of ending the deadlock of the federal parliament.

According to Kiran Pokharel, press adviser to the President, all the political parties represented in the parliament have been invited to Sheetal Niwas at 8:30 am on Tuesday.

The main opposition CPN-UML has been continuously obstructing proceedings of both the lower and upper houses since July 26 to press its demand for a high-level probe into the July 18 seizure of a large quantity of gold smuggled through Kathmandu airport.

On August 16, President Paudel held a meeting with UML chair KP Sharma Oli at Sheetal Niwas and called for ending the impasse. During the meeting, the President had stressed on the urgency of ending the deadlock saying prolonged inactivity of Parliament could increase frustration among the public towards the parliamentary system.

Earlier, on August 11, President Paudel had met with Speaker Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly chair Ganesh Prasad Timilsina at Sheetal Niwas and asked them to take steps to end the deadlock.

On Sunday, the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to end the House impasse ended inconclusively.