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Lawmakers concerned over artificial shortage of medicines



KATHMANDU: Lawmakers have drawn the government’s attention to adopting necessary alertness to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection and to stop the artificial shortage of medicines.

Speaking during today’s zero hour of the House of Representatives, parliamentarians urged the government to make necessary arrangements of supply of daily essentials and surgical masks.

The raised serious concern over the artificial shortage of necessary items, including medicines in the market.

Nepali Congress lawmaker Pushpa Bhusal urged the government to adopt alertness not to allow the spread of COVID-19 infection in the country.

Likewise, drawing the government’s attention towards the shortage of daily essentials in the market, Nepal Communist Party lawmaker Dharmashila Chapagain asked the government to take immediate action against those creating artificial shortage of daily essentials.

Publish Date : 06 March 2020 14:29 PM

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