Question & Answer session with PM removed from agenda

Kathmandu, June 20: A question-answer session scheduled for today's meeting of the House of Representatives has been affected due to protest by lawmakers of the Rastriya Swatantra Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party. 

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was scheduled to respond to questions raised by lawmakers in the Q&A session of today's HoR meeting. 

Lawmakers of both parties protested by standing up from their respective seats soon after Speaker Devraj Ghimire announced the commencement of the meeting. 

Speaker Ghimire urged the lawmakers of RSP and RPP to create appropriate environment to proceed ahead with the House business as it was necessary to conclude discussions on the Appropriation Bill and forward other programmes including the question and answer session.

The Speaker informed that the question and answer session was removed from the agenda after the lawmakers of both parties denied to take their seats rejecting Speaker Ghimire's request. 

The lawmakers of both parties exit from HoR meeting. However, discussion on Appropriation Bill was underway.

An agenda was determined to answer to the questions of lawmakers by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as per the House of Representatives Regulation, 2079 BS. (RSS)