Congress MP Anand Prasad Dhungana emphasizes thorough review for proposed appointments

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress lawmaker Anand Prasad Dhungana has stated that the parliamentary hearing committee should make decisions only after conducting a detailed study and examination of the proposed individuals for the hearing. He said this during a meeting of the parliamentary hearing committee held on Thursday to discuss the hearing of the Chief Election Commissioner and commissioners. Recalling that the committee had previously disqualified a person recommended for Chief Justice, he mentioned that it is not necessary to approve all recommended individuals blindly. Although the Constitutional Council has recommended qualified individuals as Chief Election Commissioner and commissioners, the committee must make decisions according to its constitutional duty after a detailed study and examination. Stating that the hearing committee is not ineffective, he clarified that it has the capacity to reject wrong individuals. Speaking at the meeting, lawmaker Dhungana said, 'We have approved names that came to the committee and also rejected them. This hearing committee has not been ineffective; it has rejected wrong people. It has not approved even a person recommended for Chief Justice. Therefore, while appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and commissioners now, only good people should be approved. The government might have recommended good people, but since the provision for hearing has been made, we must have detailed information. Through the hearing committee, we must assure the public about the kind of individuals coming in.' He stated that the committee should collect complaints, discuss them, ask for action plans from the candidates, and evaluate them according to the committee's procedures. Emphasizing that approval should not be done in haste, he expressed the view that public trust in the committee will increase only if the procedures and legal processes are fully followed.