KATHMANDU, June 28: Lawmakers from the opposition parties have reiterated their demand that the Prime Minister provide further clarification regarding his remarks on the country's border.
At today's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), the opposition lawmakers stood from their respective seats and Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal allowed them time to put forth their views.
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Renuka Kauncha of the Nepali Congress was of the view that issues meant to be explained in the parliament were instead presented in the party's General Convention by the Prime Minister. "It is capable of undermining the dignity of parliament," she argued.
Dr Pushpa Raj Kandel of the CPN-UML urged the Prime Minister to clarify this statement through parliament. He also expressed objection to the arrest of UML Vice- Chair Bishnu Prasad Paudel.
Yubaraj Dulal of the Nepali Communist Party stressed that the government's efforts should be centred on strengthening the federal democratic republic. He objected to a proposal of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) to dissolve the Province Assembly and restructure the federal system.
Aren Rai of the Shram Sanskriti Party also demanded that the Prime Minister clarify his remarks in the parliament.
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