Kathmandu, Sept 19 : House of
Representatives member elected from Saptari constituency no 3, Dinesh Kumar
Yadav, views once the lawmakers regularly attend HoR meeting, the issue of
quorum would not surface.
Although the country held general
election two times after the promulgation of new constitution, parliamentary
practice is still poor in Nepal in Yadav's observation. "Lawmakers must
attend the meetings of parliament and parliamentary committees on time and
discuss issues of public concern and debate on bills. But, all do not seem
engrossed on it," he commented, urging all lawmakers to be aware of
pressing issues and participate in discussion actively.
Yadav who entered politics by
joining Nepal Students' Union since 2036BS continued his political career and
progress- worked in various capacities as district president of Union and
party, and a central member of the party since 2037 to 2052BS.
During a dialogue with RSS,
lawmaker Yadav viewed the HoR members need to be aware of the rights and
responsibilities. According to him, proper study on the bills is necessary for
right analyses and debate.
Similarly, he is of the view that
decency and peaceful manners count much to avoid impulse and frustration in the
parliament. Nepal could learn from the international practices of parliament to
strengthen the new system.
Impulsive and aggressive thoughts
have sometime gone beyond parliamentary norm and decorum, he reminds.
He also admitted that cooperation
and coexistence lacked much among the three tiers of government although the
country adopted federalism. "Although it was challenging to reach Singha
Durbar to villages in the beginning, it finally reached. However, coordination
among three layers of government is not up to the mark. It is a threat to
federalism indeed."
Recalling people's support to the
political parties for such sweeping change in the country, he underscored the
need of ensuring employments to youths, and irrigation and fertilizers to the
farmers.
The brain drain must be ended, he
said, and observed that country had however witnessed comparative progress.
"Although exodus of youths earns foreign remittance, creation of jobs
within home is the sustainable salutation," he underscored.
Lawmaker Yadav also described the
plight of farmers in Tarai/Madhes which is called a granary of the country.
Farmers' problems must be addressed on time.
In his observation, people are
disappointed over the protracted formulation of laws to implement constitution.
The ruling parties and opposition haggling unnecessarily and obstructing
parliament time and again has made people despair, he asserted.
Moreover, uncertainty over the
conduct of parliament has hindered lawmakers to reach the doorsteps of voters,
while there is not adequate time to debate the bills. RSS