UML obstructs House meeting today as well - Khabarhub
KATHMANDU: The main opposition CPN-UML continued its protest against the Speaker and 14 defecting lawmakers including Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal
The meeting of the House of Representatives has been adjourned again after the UML obstructed the house again.
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KATHMANDU, Dec 22: A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) is being held on Wednesday.
According to the schedule published by the Federal Parliament Secretariat, four more ordinances would be presented in the House meeting that begins at 1 PM today.
Amid obstruction and sloganeering by the CPN-UML lawmakers, two ordinances were passed from the House on Tuesday.
According to the secretariat, Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand will table three ordinances for endorsement.
He is scheduled to present the Nepal Police and Nepal Police (Operation, Supervision and Coordination) (First Amendment) Ordinance -2021, the Ordinance Regulating Acid and Harmful Chemical Substances-2021 and Social Security (First Amendment) Ordinance-2021 in the HoR meeting, for endorsement.
Similarly, Minister for Physical Infrastructures and Transport, Renu Kumari Yadav is scheduled to present the Railway Ordinance-2021.
The main opposition, UML, however, has been obstructing the House meetings since September 8. Protesting the inaction of Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota to sack its 14 lawmakers, the main opposition has continued obstruction. Amid obstruction, the summer session was prorogued on October 28.
Winter session kicked off on December 14.
KATHMANDU: The House of Representatives (HoR) is holding a meeting at 1PM on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the tentative business schedule published by the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma will table a proposal to discuss Appropriation Bill-2021 and Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota will table the condolence proposal over the demise of former parliamentarian Rukma Shumsher JB Rana.
Meanwhile, the main opposition CPN-UML is preparing to continue House obstruction on Tuesday as well. UML Chief Whip Bisahal Bhattarai said that UML will continue obstructing House proceedings until Speaker Sapkota dismisses 14 lawmakers against whom the party had taken action.
Bhattarai added that the all-party meeting called by Speaker on Monday was unnecessary. “Speaker should hold negotiations with the UML separately. It is not necessary to indulge ruling parties in the issue,” he said talking to Ratopati.
The main opposition has been obstructing House proceedings since the new session began on September 8.
KATHMANDU: Amid the continued House obstruction by the main opposition CPN-UML, Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota adjourned the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) until Tuesday.
The UML lawmakers picked the rostrum and chanted slogans against Speaker Sapkota shortly after the latter began Sunday’s House proceedings. Speaker Sapkota deferred the meeting for 15 minutes and held consultations with UML Chief Whip Bishal Bhattarai, Whip Shanta Chaudhary and lawmaker Khagaraj Adhikari. However, the meeting could not forge consensus, leading the next meeting toward obstruction again.
The main opposition has been objecting to Speaker Sapkota’s ‘failure’ to dismiss 14 lawmakers whom the party had sacked before the split.
It is to be noted that the UML had sacked 14 lawmakers including the then senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal.
KATHMANDU: Main opposition CPN-UML has been obstructing the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) immediately after Friday’s House session began.
No sooner had Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota began Friday’s House proceedings than the lawmakers of the main opposition party got out of their seats and started chanting slogans.
Following their obstruction, Speaker Sapkota postponed the meeting for 15 minutes. The meeting has now resumed.
The meeting of the lower House of parliament was obstructed on Wednesday as well.
KATHMANDU, May 5: Lawmakers of the federal parliament have undergone RT-PCR tests five days before the scheduled meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) where Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is seeking a vote of confidence.
Swab samples of the lawmakers of both the houses including the Chairman of National Assembly, Speaker of HoR and staff of the Federal Parliament Secretariat are being collected on Wednesday. The swab collection will continue tomorrow as well, according to the Parliament Secretariat.
