Kathmandu: 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.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Shahi emphasized the necessity for unity in demanding accountability for the visit visa scam, stressing that proceeding with parliamentary operations under current circumstances was not conducive to good parliamentary practice. He insisted that the parliament should be paused until the situation stabilizes. Another MP, Amaresh Kumar Singh, expressed his inability to speak amidst the slogan shouting by the opposition.
In a related development, 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. He also demanded that arrangements be made for free treatment for the injured. Meanwhile, 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 the presentation, Speaker Ghimire provided an opportunity for Nepali Congress (Unified Socialist) MP Rajendra Prasad Pandey to speak. Pandey noted that it would not be effective to conduct the meeting amidst the slogan chanting of RSP lawmakers. CPN (UML) lawmaker Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai highlighted the urgent need for a new bridge following the collapse of the under-construction Bailey bridge in Hewakhola of Panchthar.
Additionally, CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Devendra Poudel urged the government, through the Speaker, to initiate diplomatic efforts for the rescue of Nepalis at risk due to the Israel-Iran conflict. Lawmakers from various parties, including Ram Prakash Chaudhary from the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepali Congress lawmaker Nagina Yadav, and CPN (UML) lawmaker Thakur Prasad Gaire, also highlighted various issues of public importance, drawing the government’s attention to these matters.