Opposition Parties Urge RSP to Amend Controversial Rule 259 in House Regulations
Kathmandu. Opposition parties represented in the House of Representatives have urged the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) to take the initiative to amend 'Rule 259' included in the report of the House of Representatives Regulations Drafting Committee.
Following a discussion called by Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal on Wednesday with the chief whips of the parties represented in the House, the opposition chief whips made this request to RSP Chief Whip Kabindra Burlakoti. Lawmakers including Yogesh Gauchan Thakali of the Nepali Congress, Guru Baral of the CPN (UML), and Yubaraj Dulal, Chief Whip of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), urged Burlakoti not to include provisions that conflict with federal laws.
During the meeting, CPN Chief Whip Dulal informed that Burlakoti was urged to take the initiative to remove the provision in Rule 259 of the working regulations.
'Let us not keep Rule 259 of the regulations in this manner. Doing so creates conflicts with federal laws. It also interferes with criminal laws,' Dulal told Ratopati, quoting what they told Burlakoti. 'When drafting the regulations, let us not include this. Please take the initiative to remove it after discussing it with the Speaker. Let us not equate it with federal law. It will not be good.'
Opposition lawmakers have requested RSP Chief Whip Kabindra Burlakoti to initiate discussions on the matter. The committee, chaired by Ganesh Parajuli, who is also the deputy leader of the RSP parliamentary party, has added Rule 259 to the regulations. It states that the regulations will remain as federal law and will have the status of law.
'Notwithstanding anything written in the prevailing laws, this regulation shall apply as federal law and as special law in relation to the assembly, committees, and members,' states 259 (1).
Furthermore, sub-rule 2 mentions that these regulations will remain as the privilege of the members of the House of Representatives.
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