KATHMANDU: Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak held discussions on Tuesday morning in Singha Durbar, just ahead of the scheduled parliamentary session. The meeting comes amid rising tensions in Parliament over the visit visa controversy involving Minister Lekhak.
According to the Speaker’s Secretariat, the two discussed the implementation of the two-point agreement recently reached between the ruling party and the main opposition, CPN (Maoist Centre). The agreement had briefly helped end the parliamentary deadlock.
In addition to the Maoist Centre’s demands, Speaker Ghimire and Minister Lekhak also reportedly discussed issues raised by the other opposition party, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
The RSP continues to obstruct House proceedings, demanding Lekhak’s resignation and a formal investigation into the alleged irregularities in the issuance of visit visas.
On Tuesday, RSP lawmakers appeared at the Federal Parliament building in New Baneshwar wearing blue scarves, a symbolic gesture highlighting their protest.
Despite efforts to resume regular parliamentary functions, the visa scandal continues to dominate political discourse, with growing pressure on the government to ensure transparency and accountability.
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