Lumbini Province Assembly Meeting Postponed Due to Budget Discontent

Butwal. The meeting of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly has been continuously affected after some MPs from the ruling party expressed dissatisfaction with the budget. The meeting called for Wednesday could not be held and has been postponed again until Thursday.

As soon as the meeting started on Tuesday, the Speaker adjourned the meeting for half an hour after some MPs from the ruling party and opposition parties protested the budget. After the meeting could not be reconvened, it was postponed to Wednesday by issuing a notice.

However, as consensus could not be reached between the parties on Wednesday, the Provincial Assembly Secretariat issued another notice and postponed the meeting until Thursday.

Earlier, on Monday, the meeting was postponed to Tuesday, with MPs stating that the 'Red Book' related to the budget was not received on time.

CPN (UML) MP Nar Maya Dhakal expressed dissatisfaction, stating that the plans recommended by the MPs were removed during the budget preparation process and that the Chief Minister and ministers unilaterally included plans.

She said that the protest had to be made because the plans recommended by the MPs were cut and the Chief Minister and ministers allocated the budget according to their wishes.

The government had requested the Speaker Tularam Gharti Magar to postpone the meeting on Tuesday, stating that time was needed to resolve the dissatisfaction with the budget. However, the meeting has been postponed again as consensus has not yet been reached between the parties.

Dissatisfaction has arisen within the ruling party regarding various aspects of the budget presented by the Lumbini Provincial Government for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84.