Opposition Parties Protest in Parliament, Alternative Development Finance Bill Passed

Kathmandu. Opposition parties have surrounded the well for the first time in the House of Representatives formed after the elections held on February 21. The opposition parties CPN-UML, Communist Party of Nepal, and Rastriya Prajatantra Party surrounded the well in Thursday's meeting. According to Rule 56 of the House of Representatives Regulations 2079, the Prime Minister shall hold question-and-answer sessions with the members of parliament in the first week of every month. The three parties surrounded the well, stating that this provision has not been implemented. Congress MPs supported their surrounding of the well by standing from their respective seats. However, the MPs of the opposition Labor Culture Party left the parliamentary session and went outside. However, Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal conducted the session amidst the opposition's surrounding of the well. Amidst the opposition's slogans, the 'Alternative Development Finance Mobilization Bill, 2082' has been passed by the House of Representatives. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle presented the proposal for clause-wise discussion on the bill in the parliament. After the clause-wise discussion, the bill was passed by a majority of the ruling party MPs after Finance Minister Wagle presented it for passage. Opposition MPs did not participate in the clause-wise discussion and passage process of the bill. After the opposition stood up and protested, Speaker Aryal went to the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers' office to meet Prime Minister Balen Shah. However, as Prime Minister Shah did not show any sign of coming, he proceeded by overpowering the opposition.

Opposition slogans 'Alternative Development Finance Mobilization Bill, 2082 passed by the House of Representatives