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KATHMANDU, June 17: Speaker Devraj Ghimire on Monday held a discussion with the chief whips of the five major political parties over the ongoing obstruction in the parliament by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
Present in the meeting were Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, Deputy Speaker Indira Rana, CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Kumar Bartaula, Nepali Congress Chief Whip Shyam Kumar Ghimire, Maoist Centre Chief Whip Hit Raj Pandey, RSP Chief Whip Santosh Pariyar and Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chief Whip Gyan Bahadur Shahi.
Speaker calls meeting with chief whips to remove House obstruct...
Prior to this joint meeting, Speaker Ghimire had held separate consultations with Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, Chief Whip of the ruling CPN-UML Bartaula and RSP’s Pariyar to find ways to resolve the deadlock in Parliament.
Meanwhile, lawmakers from various parties drew the Speaker’s attention to RSP lawmakers entering the House wearing blue scarves, expressing concern over what they described as growing indiscipline in the chamber.
Speaker Ghimire acknowledged the concerns and emphasized that maintaining parliamentary decorum is the responsibility of all lawmakers and political parties. He added that he supports self-regulation within the legislature.
