Opposition parties not to allow HoR run until their demands are met

Kathmandu, June 6: The meeting of the opposition parties represented in the Federal Parliament has concluded that the House of Representatives (HoR) cannot proceed until the three demands that have been raised earlier are met.     

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Manish Jha said the meeting of the three opposition parties held today at the Parliament Building in New Baneshwor has concluded that their demand for constituting a high-level investigation committee on the 'visit visa issue' stayed put and that the House cannot convene until the resignation of the Home Minister.     

The opposition parties have demanded the establishment of an investigation commission to investigate into the 'visit visa issue' since the enforcement of the Labor Act, 2064 to the current tenure of the Home Minister. He stated that this conclusion was drawn from the meeting of the main opposition parties, including the CPN (Maoist Centre), the Rastriya Swatantra Party, and the CPN (Unified Socialists).     

During the meeting, a decision was made to show a commitment from all parties to resolve the issue permanently.     

Meanwhile, the leader of the main opposition party in the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has stated that today's meeting of the opposition parties decided that if there is an agreement on a reliable investigation, the obstruction of the House of Representatives will be lifted.     

Talking to journalists outside the Parliament building, after today's meeting of the House of Representatives could not take place, he said that the opposition parties' meeting has decided to meet with Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba to learn whether the ruling party is positive or not on this matter.     

He has expressed surprise at the filing of a charge sheet against former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal in the Patanjali land case, hoping that the court will do justice to the former prime minister.(RSS)