NA lawmakers voice various issues including reducing number of local levels

Kathmandu, May 28: Lawmakers speaking in the meeting of the National Assembly (NA), the upper house of the Federal Parliament, today, spoke on various topics related to public concern, including the need to reducing the number of local units in the country.     

The lawmakers drew the government's attention to the urgency to address issues seen in the child corrections homes. They also wanted the government to make adequate preparations for the upcoming monsoon.     

Airing his views in a zero hour of the NA session, Krishna Bahadur Rokaya said the number of child correction homes across the country is just nine and they are overwhelmed by dwellers, causing numerous issues in the proper management of such facilities.     

As he said, the Karnali Province has no such facility. Overcrowding, the lack of proper facilities for sanitation, toilet, education, counselling and other basic requirements are among the challenges in such facilities, he said, urging the government to implement reform measures.     

Ghanashyam Rijal urged the government to be fully prepared for resisting potential consequences from the above-average rains forecast in this monsoon.     

Puja Chaudhary underlined the need of intervening in alleged activeness of 'fake' medical professionals in Rautahat. "A woman lost her life to an illegal surgery by fake medical professionals in the district," she said, demanding a legal intervention in the offense.     

Rukmini Koirala called for effective implementation of the fundamental right, proposing to down size the number of local levels from existing 753 to 553 while Bishnu Kumari Sapkota demanded the government's efforts to promote local products and find a better market for them.     

Shree Krishna Prasad Adhikari and Bishnu Bahadur Bishwakarma urged Home Minister to resign from the post on a moral ground paving a way for an impartial investigation in the visit visa scam.(RSS)