Lawmakers Debate Subcommittee Formation and Leadership in Public Accounts Committee

Kathmandu. In the meeting of the Public Accounts Committee, there was an interesting debate between ruling and opposition party lawmakers regarding the formation and structure of subcommittees.

In the discussion held in the committee, there was no agreement between the ruling and opposition party lawmakers on the issue of the coordinator.

Lawmakers Khagendra Sunar and other lawmakers demanded that the subcommittees be made fully inclusive. They expressed the view that only the representation of women, Dalits, Janajatis, and other backward classes would ensure the dignity and just decision-making of the parliamentary committee.

However, the opposition lawmakers disagreed after Sunar stated that the party with the majority in the subcommittee could not work by leaving the coordinator and sitting as a member. 

In the meeting, lawmaker Khusbu Oli said that when forming subcommittees, the ruling party should not behave as if it is giving a grant by giving space to the opposition. She emphasized that this is the right and responsibility of the committee and should not be seen as a party's favor. Oli said that the opposition would not accept the proposal brought by the ruling party. 

Although according to tradition, the leadership of the Public Accounts Committee is done by the opposition, they had demanded that the participation of the ruling and opposition parties in the subcommittees should be respectful.