Formation of parliamentary probe committee is NC's bottom line

Kathmandu, May 10: The Nepali Congress has reiterated the demand for the formation of a parliamentary committee for conducting an impartial investigation into the cooperative scam, blaming the involvement of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane in embezzling cooperative amount. 

Today's meeting of the NC Parliamentary Party decided that the parliamentary probe committee should be formed the guarantee of independent and impartial investigation of the cooperative scam, arguing that there is evidence of Lamichhane's involvement in the cooperative, said NC Chief Whip, Ramesh Lekhak. 

Saying this issue has now become a matter of concern for all the people, not only of the NC, the meeting of the main opposition party in the parliament said it would again put forth the demand for the formation of the parliamentary probe committee in the federal parliament session, commencing from today, as the demand was not addressed in the previous session, he mentioned. 

The NC parliamentary party meeting held discussion about the party's preparation in the federal parliament scheduled for today. The NC said meetings of the House of Representatives and National Assembly might be obstructed if the parliamentary probe committee is not formed immediately. 

Similarly, the party expressed grief over the loss of lives and property from the incidents of fire and wildfire that took place at different places in the country over the past few days, demanding the government take measures to control the incidents of fire and wildfire as well as to provide relief materials immediately to the victim families in this hour of disaster.  

Paying tribute to those killed in such incidents, the NC extended condolences to the bereaved families. 

The Parliamentary Party meeting urged the government to immediately resolve the problem of drinking water as the people of the hilly regions have been facing a shortage of drinking water after a forest fire destroyed pipelines at different places.  (RSS)