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A complaint has been filed against Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Ale.

The complaint was registered against Minister Ale after his audio of using obscene words became public one after another.

Saying that the minister violated the code of conduct of the House of Representatives, law practitioners Kishor Paudel, Anupam Bhattarai and law student Regine Paudel lodged the complaint against him.

The Annapurna Post, the sister publication of the Annapurna Express, made public the audio of Minister Ale yelling and assaulting the chairman of Nepal Airlines.

Saying that the minister, who has got the responsibility of making a civilized and cultured society, is going against the law, they have demanded action against him.

Speaker and Chairman is the Conduct Monitoring Committee Agni Prasad Sapkota, opposition party leader KP Sharma Oli and committee secretary and general secretary of the House of Representatives have been given the copy of the complaint.

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale has said that it is the need of the hour to preserve and protect religion and culture of the country.

All should come together to preserve religion, art and culture of their own, he said while laying the foundation stone for the construction of the Badikedar trail, a popular trail of Sudurpaschim Province amid a function here today.

"Country's ancient art, culture and religion are identity of us Nepali people. They should be preserved and protected. We can cash in on them as foreign tourists visit Nepal to observe them," he said.

He also expressed his concerns about encroachment by modernity in the country's folk culture, religion and art, thus bringing them at risk of disappearance.

The minister allocated Rs 90 million for the construction of the trail that would facilitate visit of pilgrims to Badikedar Tample, a religious tourism destination, located in the southern belt of Doti district in Sudurpaschim Province, said Dipendra Raj Siradi, executive officer of the Badikedar Area Tourism Development and Management Committee.

Under the project, resting places, steps and railings will be constructed, he said. Pilgrims from home and neighbouring India visit the temple for worshipping. One worshipping at the temple gets their wishes come true, according to a mythology.

CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal claimed that an environment has been created for all the Maoists to come together at one place.

Speaking at a program organized in the Capital on Sunday, the former Prime Minister claimed that the situation has been readied for all Maoists to come together at one place to protect the country’s transformation.

Saying that they have come to this stage by crossing the divisive chain of unity, he was of the opinion that the environment has been created for all the so-called former Maoists to come to one place.

Chairman Dahal further said that some elements who are against the change are trying to overturn the political change in the country.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba snubbed the meeting of the International Relations Committee under the Federal Parliament.

The Committee summoned the Prime Minister to discuss the State Partnership Program (SPP) and his upcoming US visit.

The SPP has become a hotly debated issue lately, leaving the lawmakers of various political parties divided.

The Committee called Prime Minister Deuba after speculations that Nepal is set to join the SPP during his visit to the United States sparked uproar.

Committee President Pabitra Niraula said that the Prime Minister's Office has informed that he would be able to attend the meeting today due to his busy schedule.

The meeting of the Committee held on Friday decided to hold a discussion with the Prime Minister on SPP.