MP Dhruvaraj Rai Draws Attention to Monkey Menace Affecting Farmers

Kathmandu. Shram Sanskriti Party MP Dhruvaraj Rai has drawn the attention of the parliament and the government to the fact that farmers are in serious trouble due to the growing problem of monkeys across the country.

Speaking at the House of Representatives meeting on Tuesday, MP Rai mentioned that people are being forced to leave their ancestral homes due to the terror of monkeys.

MP Rai objected to the jokes and ridicule made in parliament regarding the monkey problem, urging that it be understood as the pain and anger of the people. He argued that the destruction of crops painstakingly grown by farmers by monkeys has created a crisis in the livelihoods of the people in rural areas.

He clarified that no kind of 'terror' can be sustained by making people cry and creating a situation where they cannot live in their own land. He also recalled the remittances sent by youths working abroad and the struggles of their parents in the villages fighting monkeys.

Speaking at the meeting, he said, 'Monkeys have become a significant enemy of the people today. Some may say they should be protected, but the suffering of the people is unimaginable. This issue should not be taken lightly and joked about. If the people's anger is suppressed, it can take a violent form. What should be done for monkey management? Should they be killed, managed, or should another solution be found? The government should think about this seriously and discuss it in the house immediately.'

Emphasizing the need for concrete action to solve the problem, MP Rai also gave examples of past practices. He expressed the view that the parliament should also discuss providing legal weapons to farmers for the security of their crops.

Mentioning that this issue is not just of one party or ideology but a common problem of the 'common people', he has demanded that the government be sensitive to this issue and find a way out immediately.