Parties agree to conduct parliament business with a schedule

KATHMANDU: Parties represented in the House of Representatives (HoR) have agreed to conduct the meeting based on a work schedule.

Party leaders agreed on making a schedule and running the parliament accordingly so that it would be accountable to the people.

Former Speaker Subash Nembang informed that the committee members were for running the House in an accountable manner.

The draft committee agreed to the schedule in view of past experience that lawmakers skipping parliament meetings despite showing an entry in the record.

Committee member and former minister Hitraj Pande stressed making effective the work schedule in parliament.

Similarly, committee member Prabha Bhattarai stressed the need of ending the skipping trend.

Prem Suwal also said regular attendance of lawmakers at HoR and committee is important to ensure effective performance.

Lawmakers duo Nagina Yadav and Sobhita Gautam viewed formation of separate committee or a forum was essential to discuss the gender-based violence and issues relating to women immediately.