Rastriya Swatantra Party MP Proposes Renaming Zero Hour to 'Black Hole Hour'

Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) MP Bipinkumar Acharya has proposed to keep the zero hour in parliament as 'Black Hole Hour'. Speaking in the zero hour of parliament on Thursday, he emphasized that the pains of the people and the issues of the country should be heard in parliament.

“If what we say in this zero hour is heard, noted, and goes into the process of implementation, then let’s call it full hour, not zero hour. But if the pains of the people, the questions of the MPs, and the issues of the country, no matter how much is spoken, are to disappear like zero in zero, then let’s name it ‘Black Hole Hour’ instead of zero hour. Just as light disappears in a black hole, the voice of the citizen, the accountability of the representative, and the responsibility of the government should not disappear in parliament,” Acharya said.

He stated that the zero hour is not just a formality of speaking, but a constitutional door for the people's pain to enter parliament. However, since the door is opened, there should also be a way, so he has proposed that the issues raised during the zero hour should not be limited only to records.

He said, “Let those issues be immediately sent to the concerned ministry, and let the progress of implementation be informed to the parliament within a certain time. The tradition of MPs speaking, the government not listening, the people crying out, the system not listening must now end. This time should not be zero, it should be a full hour of the people's voice.”