HoR meeting: RSP, RPP lawmakers call attention of Speaker

Kathmandu, June 15: Lawmakers from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) have called attention of Speaker Devraj Ghimire not to run the House business amidst the protest by the oppositions.     

During the emergency time of the meeting of the House of Representatives today, RPP lawmaker Gyan Bahadur Shahi mentioned that it is not appropriate to conduct the house amidst the opposition party protests, and urged him not to proceed ahead with the parliament business.     

"Everyone should support the demand that those guilty in the visit visa scam should be punished. Running the parliament this way is not a good parliamentary practice; the parliament should not be operated in such situations," he demanded.     

Another MP, Amaresh Kumar Singh informed the Speaker that he was unable to speak amid the slogan shouting by the opposition.     

MP Krishna Kumar Shrestha of the CPN (Unified Socialist) expressed condolences to those who lost their lives in the incident of the under-construction Bailey bridge collapsing in the Hewa Khola of Panchthar district, and demanded arrangements for free treatment for the injured.     

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel presented a general discussion proposal on the annual estimates of revenue and expenditures for the fiscal year 2025/26, during which Speaker Ghimire provided time for Nepali Congress (Unified Socialist) MP Rajendra Prasad Pandey to speak.     

Pandey stated that it would not be effective to conduct the meeting amidst the slogan chanting of RSP lawmakers.     

CPN (UML) lawmaker Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai said that it is necessary to arrange for another bridge immediately as the under-construction Bailey bridge collapsed in the Hewakhola of Panchthar.     

CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Devendra Poudel drew the government's attention through the Speaker to take diplomatic initiation for the rescue of Nepalis who are at risk due to the Israel-Iran war.     

Lawmaker from the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, Ram Prakash Chaudhary, Nepali Congress lawmaker Nagina Yadav and CPN (UML) lawmaker Thakur Prasad Gaire also drew the government's attention to various issues of public importance.(RSS)