KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress lawmaker Radheshyam Adhikari today alleged the government of what he said busy in ‘cracking jokes’ at a time when the country is entering into yet another ‘grave crises’.

Speaking at the meeting of the National Assembly, Adhikari came down heavily on the government for not taking the Biplav-led faction’s activities seriously.

“The government should try to address the problem in a political way,” he suggested while blaming the government of seeking a legal way out to the problem.

Adhikari also lambasted Prime Minister KP Oli for making irresponsible remarks on Biplav-led faction. “It is high time that the government took the issue seriously before it is too late,” he warned.

He suggested the government to hold serious discussions with the opposition party in this regard while asking the government to reminisce the decade-long insurgency led by the then CPN-Maoist party.

On the occasion, he also urged the Biplav-led faction to shun violence.