Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has cancelled the schedule to attend the Kotihom Mahayagya as the event already drew dispute. Earlier, the Vice President was scheduled to arrive here on Friday for the inauguration of the religious event.

Vice President’s press coordinator Manoj Ghartimagar made it clear that although the Vice President accepted the invitation and arrived Chitwan, he decided not to attend the disputed programme. After the discussion with local administration, the Vice President thought to reconsider the decision, he added.

A national daily published news that coordinator of the mahayagya and major pandit Bijay Bhandari who calls himself Balayoshwor Maharaj was a fraud. In view of such revelation, Vice President Pun cancelled his participation.

The mahayagya organized at Narayani River bank will continue for a month from today, it is said.