Kathmandu, July 8: Opposition lawmakers continued to press the government to respond to issues they have raised during the second meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Tuesday, calling for greater accountability and a formal clarification in Parliament.
Speaking during the session, Rajendra Kumar Rai of the CPN (UML) said the opposition’s demand for the Prime Minister to address the House was in accordance with the House of Representatives Regulations. He urged the government to help create an environment conducive to dialogue and consensus.
Following his remarks, Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal directed the Parliament Secretariat to remove from the official record certain comments made by Rai during an earlier sitting that were deemed to have been directed at the Speaker.
A lawmaker from the Nepal Communist Party also stated that Nepal had never encroached on the territory of any country and had consistently maintained friendly relations with its neighbours while seeking the return of its own encroached land.
Similarly, Harka Raj Rai of the Shram Sanskriti Party demanded clarification over remarks alleging that Nepal had encroached on Indian territory.
Expressing concern over the growing use of abusive language on social media, he urged the government to take impartial action against those responsible.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party lawmaker Tahir Ali Bhat expressed disappointment that the Speaker’s efforts to bring the government to the House to clarify the issues raised by lawmakers had so far failed to produce meaningful results. #nepal
