RPP not to take allowance for one day of parliamentary meeting

Kathmandu, June 16: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has said its lawmakers will reject the June 15 Parliament meeting allowance. 

RPP Chief Whip Gyan Bahadur Shahi said that the RPP boycotted the parliament's meeting on June 15 and has also informed the Federal Parliament Secretariat that they will not take the meeting allowances.

The RPP protested in the meeting on Sunday demanding an investigation against the Home Minister in the 'visit visa' scam. However, the meeting decided to boycott the parliament meeting because it was held despite their protest in the parliament. The RPP parliamentary party meeting today took a decision to reject the allowance for the boycotted meeting.

"You are requested to arrange for the meeting allowance to be returned to the state treasury as revenue, considering that receiving the meeting allowance on that day is not morally and ethically appropriate, according to a decision made by the Rastriya Prajatantra Party parliamentary committee,” reads a letter the RPP parliamentary party sent to the Parliament Secretariat today. (RSS)