Kathmandu, July 1: Speaking during the ‘zero hour’ in the meeting of the National Assembly (NA) today, the MPs drew the government’s attention to local and national issues of public concerns.
Kamala Panta drew attention, saying that even though a long time has passed since the parliament session started, the government has not answered the questions on current issues voiced by the parliamentarians.
Jayanti Devi Rai urged the government to immediately provide relief and compensation for the 28 families displaced by the severe flood and landslide in Siduwakhola, Silichong Rural Municipality-1, Sankhuwasabha, after three days of continuous rain.
She demanded restoring the electricity supply since 600 households were affected due to a power outage in that area following the flood and landslide.
Durga Gurung said that the incident involving 28-year-old Dambar Tamang, who was displaced while evicting landless squatters and the unorganized settlers, and is now taking shelter at the holding center in Kirtipur, has seriously raised humanitarian and legal concerns.
Nara Bahadur Bista requested the parliament and the government to create an environment for replying to MPs’ queries since the government has not responded to the questions raised by the MP during zero hour and special sessions.
He said, “When will the government respond to the burning questions of the people raised by the MPs? The government should be responsible for answering the questions raised by the MPs.”
Bhuvan Bahadur Sunar mentioned the incident of vehicles worth around seven billion rupees burning inside Singha Durbar during the Gen-Z uprising last September and said that buying vehicles with development and construction expenses would not be practical.
Mohammad Khalid expressed that it is very sad and worrying that 127 Nepali citizens have lost their lives after going to Russia due to poverty and unemployment, and since about 100 Nepali citizens are also missing, he requested the government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to search for them.
Rajendra Lakshmi Gaire called on the government to create an environment where the daughters of the people are safe.
Yuvaraj Sharma said that the proposed bill on transportation and vehicles shouldn’t set fines too high and cause trouble for the people.
Suresh Alemagar pointed out that the government should pay attention to the issue that it was trying to remove the homeless squatters from the holding centre by charging a certain fee from them. #nepal #rss
