CPN (UML) Lawmaker Demands Regulation of Social Media Influence on Politics

Kathmandu. CPN (UML) lawmaker Bishnumaya BK has demanded that the government immediately regulate social media, stating that political and social issues, as well as decision-making processes, are increasingly being influenced by these platforms.

Speaking during Monday's House of Representatives meeting, she argued that social media is now determining who becomes a leader, who becomes Prime Minister, and who leads a political party.

In a different context, she demanded the immediate release of party chairman KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress leader Ramesh Lekhak. She argued that since there is no basis for them to destroy evidence, the investigation should proceed while they remain out of custody. 

'Today, who should be made a leader? Who should be Prime Minister? Who should be the party president? Social media is determining these things, and we are following its lead. This social media must be regulated. I want to urge the government through the Speaker to regulate social media immediately. Party chairman and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak have been arrested. There is no basis for them to destroy evidence. They are not currently in power. They should be released immediately and the investigation should proceed,' she said.

Lawmaker BK also expressed strong objection to the cyberbullying and violence directed at CPN (UML) supporter Amisa Parajuli.