Kathmandu, Aug 3 (RSS): Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has said there was no reason in terms of subject for the Nepali Congress to boycott the House of Representatives.
In response to a question on running the House of Representative meeting even after the major opposition boycotted it, Speaker Mahara said, “It is not new in parliamentary history. It was also seen in 2048 when the Nepali Congress was ruling the government.”
He further said a question and answer session with the ministers in the parliament would begin soon. “Only major opposition left the meeting today, there were a lot of other opposition lawmakers. I’m for understanding. It can’t be a precedent,” he underscored.
In terms of the subject matter, there was no reason to boycott the House, he reiterated and said the zero hour and the special hour were for hearing the issues raised by lawmakers.
After the Home Minister furnished replies in the meeting on the murder of Nirmala Panta in Kanchanpur and the assault on lawmaker Nirudevi Pal in Kathmandu, major opposition lawmaker Dr Minendra Rijal tried to make further queries to the Home Minister. The Speaker then ruled him not to make question, which received objection from the opposition.
Despite NC’s indifference to Speaker’s request to take seat, the Speaker proceeded with the meeting. He announced the names of the lawmakers to be included in the thematic committees.
Finance Minister Dr Yubraj Khatiwada presented a proposal seeking consideration on finance bill 2075. The NC lawmakers boycotted the meeting immediately after it.
In the meeting, Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa presented a proposal on the cooperation against smuggling of drugs, international terrorism, and interstate organized crime.
The HoR is to meet next on Friday.
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