KATHMANDU: Opposition parties, including the main opposition Nepali Congress, on Sunday demanded that Prime Minister Balendra Shah clarify his recent remarks on the country’s borders in Parliament.
At the start of the House of Representatives meeting, opposition lawmakers rose from their seats, prompting Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal to allow them to present their concerns.
Speaking on behalf of the Nepali Congress, lawmaker Renuka Kauncha criticized the prime minister for raising issues that, she said, should have been addressed in Parliament rather than at his party’s general convention. She argued that bypassing the House on such matters undermined its dignity.
CPN-UML lawmaker Dr. Pushpa Raj Kandel also called on the prime minister to appear before Parliament and clarify his statement on the country’s borders. He further accused the government of acting with political bias in the arrest of UML Vice-Chair Bishnu Prasad Poudel.
Yubaraj Dulal of the Nepali Communist Party stressed that the government should remain committed to strengthening the federal democratic republic. He also opposed the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party’s proposal to abolish provincial assemblies and restructure the federal system.
Similarly, Aren Rai of the Shram Sanskriti Party demanded that the prime minister appear in the House to clarify issues related to national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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