Kathmandu, June 4: CPN (UML) lawmaker Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai has urged mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Balendra Shah, not to make provocative statement towards political leadership.
During the special time in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, leader Bhattarai objected to Mayor Shah’s mocking the jail life of leaders of political parties, who were responsible for bringing about epoch-making political change in the country.
“We are ready to support KMC mayor. CPN (UML) Chair KP Sharma Oli-led government had supported for the waste management of Kathmandu Valley,” he said.
Indicating to mayor Shah, lawmaker Bhattarai underlined, “What is your plan to make Kathmandu more beautiful. Let’s work together. I urge not to carry out disorderly activities.”
He expressed the belief that a parliamentary probe committee formed to investigate on cooperative fund fraud would present a clear concept regarding policy-level problems of cooperatives, adding the UML was ready for investigation into all scams.
“Our party and party chairperson was accused in a premeditated manner on Giribandhu issue,” the lawmaker expressed, stating that many issues related to the people could not be raised due to House obstruction by the Nepali Congress.
NC lawmaker Gautam calls for forming national consensus government
Nepali Congress lawmaker Sanjaya Kumar Gautam has pointed out the need of reforms in the present governance system and called for forming a government of national consensus.
Speaking in the ‘special time’ in a meeting of the House of Representatives today, he urged all the political parties to rise above partisan interests and work in the national interest. Lawmaker Gautam also called for amending the constitution in order for the national consensus government to bring about a change in the governance system.
He drew the attention of the government, through the Speaker, for reducing the risk of floods and landslide. Gautam expressed worry over the decrease in the water level in the Karnali river and the increase in incidences of human-wildlife conflict.
Combined efforts stressed for combating institutional corruption
CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker, Lekhnath Dahal, has said that collaborative efforts are needed to combat institutional corruption.
Airing his views in a special hour of the House of Representatives (HoR) session today, the lawmaker said this. He argued that efforts for “good governance” and “prosperity” initiated by the Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’-led government be accelerated. He also took time to express his concerns over an increasing culture of obstructing the House.
“It is time to objectively review this culture. The House has remained obstructed for months once a dispute arose,” he said.
Lawmaker Dahal was of the view of seeking roles of concerned constitutional bodies and the State’s authorities to deal with the disputes of the respective nature, instead of halting the parliamentary proceeding over that. He stressed the House should be allowed to work as per the parliamentary rules and regulations and that unparliamentary practices should not be carried out here. #nepal #House #rss
