Main Opposition Whip Mahar Accuses PM Balen Shah of Disrespecting Voters and Public Mandate

Kathmandu. Chief Whip of the main opposition party CPN (UML) Ain Bahadur Mahar has accused Prime Minister Balen Shah of disrespecting the general voters and public mandate.

Speaking in the House of Representatives meeting on Thursday, he asserted that the government and PM Shah's repeated irresponsible activities are disrespecting and insulting the Nepali people, the parliament, and the public mandate.

Chief Whip Mahar stated that the prime minister and the government's anti-national steps have made him feel ashamed and sad. He said it is saddening to see the new party's government, which came with the claim of showing results through work, now engaging in anti-people and anti-national activities.

Strongly criticizing the Prime Minister's controversial statement in the parliament, Mahar said, 'Today, with a very heavy heart, with sadness, I am presenting my views. On June 17, the honorable Prime Minister came and gave the statement 'Nepal has also encroached upon India's land' regarding Nepal's border, and two burning questions have arisen in the general public. The Nepali people gave us their votes with great trust and confidence, electing us to this parliament. They gave us the responsibility of this parliament. Today, the people are asking us two serious questions.'

He added, 'First, how did our country's prime minister say things in parliament that no head of government or prime minister in the world has ever done or said? What were you all looking at? The people are asking us if those things bothered you or not. Even more serious is their concern – who are the MPs who applauded when the Prime Minister made such anti-national and traitorous statements in parliament? Are they members of this parliament or someone else? The people are asking, assuming they must be those sent by the people's votes. This makes us very ashamed, sad, and serious.'

Scoffing at the working style of the new party and the prime minister, Mahar said, 'We are new, we want to bring about some change, we are here to work, not just talk.' We also believed this. But, the recent activities of the government and the prime minister have not created an environment to believe this, Mr. Speaker. The honorable Prime Minister is repeatedly engaging in such activities, disrespecting and insulting the Nepali people, this parliament, and the public mandate.'

Chief Whip Mahar commented that the people are being deceived by saying, 'We are new, we have come to work, not to talk.' He emphasized that the current government is continuously betraying the country and the people, and that the parliament and the public must be vigilant about such anti-national steps.