KATHMANDU: Despite the scheduled meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) at 3 pm today, it is highly likely that the CPN-UML will persist in obstructing the meeting.

As the main opposition in the Parliament, the CPN-UML has been demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” due to his irresponsible remarks, which the party deems as undermining parliamentary dignity.

It is worth mentioning that Prime Minister Dahal stated last week that Sardar Pritam Singh had repeatedly visited Delhi with the intention of making him Nepal’s Prime Minister.

On Sunday, three key leaders – Prime Minister Dahal, CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli, and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba – engaged in discussions aimed at resolving the obstruction in Parliament.

However, soon after the meeting, UML Chairman Oli restated his party’s demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Dahal.

“In all honesty, it was Prime Minister Dahal who obstructed the Parliament, not us,” Oli told journalists at the Parliament building premises on Sunday afternoon.

Chairman Oli held Prime Minister Dahal responsible for leveling “grave allegations” against the UML.

UML Chairman Oli stated that he has urged PM Dahal to remove the obstruction of the House of Representatives by stepping down.

“On July 6, the Prime Minister made a serious defamatory statement against the UML. He must retract it,” Oli insisted.

The Maoist Center had last week dubbed UML’s stance as an endeavor to fulfill its misguided intentions.

“It is just the attempt to fulfill the partisan interest by trying to misinterpret the statement given by the Prime Minister with good intention,” the Maoist Center said last week, expressing its concern over the obstruction of the Parliament, the platform for exercising and promoting democracy, over the matter.

The UML party obstructed the meeting of the National Assembly on Sunday over the Prime Minister’s recent public statement in a book launching ceremony on July 3.

With the obstruction, the schedule about the deliberations on the budget allocations to various ministries under the Appropriation Bill, 2080 BS have been affected.