KATHMANDU: The parliamentary party of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has strongly condemned the black soot attack on House of Representatives member Ganesh Paudel, calling for a fair investigation and legal action against those responsible.
In a statement issued on Friday, Chief Whip Kabindra Burlakoti said the party’s serious attention had been drawn to the incident in which Paudel, who was elected from Rautahat Constituency No. 4, was splashed with black soot while returning from a public interaction programme on Shrawan 7.
The RSP said that while democratic systems guarantee the right to express dissent and protest, violence, abuse or humiliating treatment of elected representatives is unacceptable in any democratic society.
The party stated that such incidents undermine the rule of law, democratic values and the practice of peaceful and civil politics.
The RSP urged the government and the concerned authorities to conduct an impartial investigation into the incident, bring those involved to justice in accordance with the law, make the findings public and ensure adequate security for people’s representatives to prevent similar incidents in the future.
The parliamentary party also reaffirmed its commitment to democratic values, the rule of law, non-violent political practices and the promotion of a civilized society.
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