Kathmandu, Sept 7: Nepali Congress Chief Whip Ramesh Lekhak has demanded that an impartial investigation be launched into the incident of attack on Nepali Congress joint general secretary Mahendra Yadav.
Condemning the incident, Lekhak called for taking stern action against the guilty.
“A fatal attack has been made with the intention of taking life; the incident is not ordinary. I urge the Home Minister to give full information regarding the incident in the House of Representatives’ next meeting,” said the NC Chief Whip, speaking in the ‘special time’ in the House of Representatives today.
Stating that a phony discourse has been created that the Nepali people are not agreed with the federal democratic republic, he said nobody has the excuse to run away from the present system.
Lekhak further said, “One can put one’s differing views and opinions in a peaceful way. There is freedom of expression in democracy. However, khukuri attack can never be the alternative to negate differing views and opinions. Violence, terror and murder can never be the option.”
NC lawmaker Thapa seeks thorough investigation into attack on Yadav
Meanwhile, demanding time in a meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) today, Nepali Congress lawmaker Gagan Kumar Thapa sought an investigation into an attack against NC joint general secretary Mahendra Yadav in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
The NC general secretary said on Wednesday itself, he had met a medical team responsible for the care of injured Yadav and was informed that Yadav had narrowly survived the attack. “The person behind the attack has been apprehended and attempts are being made to normalize the incident citing that the alleged did it out of his unstable mental state.”
Lawmaker Thapa demanded the government carry out a thorough investigation into the matter and bring out the entire facts surrounding it
He utilised the forum to raise concerns over the safety of political people while walking the streets of Kathmandu.
“Someone gives a threat of arson while other resorted to an assault with the use of a Khukuri,” he said, adding that he wished to see the government presence in its functioning.
