RSP, RPP boycott HoR meeting over visit visa scam

Kathmandu, July 24: Parliamentarians from Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) have yet again boycotted today's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) demanding an investigation committee into the visit visa scam.     

The parliamentarians from these two parties stood from their respective places as soon as HoR Speaker, Devraj Ghimire, commenced the meeting of the Lower House.     

After Speaker Ghimire allotted time to RSP lawmaker Toshima Karki to air her views, she reminded that her party had been consistently staging protest since two months back regarding the visit visa scam.     

Karki clarified that their protest would not cease until the formation of a high-level committee to probe the scandal.     

She expressed her qualm over the 'strange practice of running the House's session despite two opposition parties (RSP and RPP) protesting seriously.     

Citing the Armed Police Force's objection to the expansion of road at Bhaisepati, she demanded the road along the Ministers' Quarter, built acquiring local residents' land, be allowed for the expansion.     

Additionally, she expressed her dismay over lack of proper investigation into the bribery related audio tape scandal.     

Similarly, RPP parliamentarian Deepak Bahadur Singh asserted that the protest would continue in the parliament until a parliamentary probe committee is not formed to investigate the visit visa scam.     

Although the two parties have been protesting in the parliament over visit visa scam for a couple months, they do not share a common viewpoint about what kind of investigation committee should be formed.     

While RSP has been demanding a high-level investigation committee, the other protesting party has called for a parliamentary probe committee.(RSS)