Kathmandu, Aug. 2 (RSS): The meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) held Wednesday condemned the attack on lawmaker Nirudevi Pal. She was attacked on Tuesday evening. The meeting has also directed the Parliament Secretariat to ensure security of the parliamentarians.
Coordinator of PHC Laxman Lal Karna said that the Parliament Secretariat was directed to take initiatives for the security of the lawmakers, adding that the meeting vehemently censured the attack on lawmaker Pal.
Likewise, security provision has been ensured for seven lawmakers of the committee from today following the threat in their security.
Lawmaker Pal was attacked at 8:15 pm while coming out from her residence in mid-Baneshwor.
“A person pointed a pistol to me and snatched the mobile off my hands. He threatened me to kill if I attended the parliamentary hearing committee meeting on Wednesday,” she shared.
She further said, “He warned me to finish off if I spoke. I did not know where the person disappeared after this. There were three-four other persons too. I did not know where they vanished.”
According to Pal, she informed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli over telephone immediately after the incident, adding that she did not share the incident with her family members too after the PM told her not to reveal the issue fearing that the parliamentary hearing meeting could be affected.
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