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The CPN-UML lawmakers have obstructed the Parliament on Sunday arguing that President Ram Chandra Paudel authenticated the Citizenship Bill in an unconstitutional way. UML Chief Whip Padam Giri said that they were forced to obstruct the meeting as President Paudel certified the Citizenship Bill in an unconstitutional way. “We were preparing to discuss the budget presented by the government. But unfortunately, the government breached the Constitution. Millions of Nepalis are facing problems due to lack of citizenship. But the Citizenship Bill should be authenticated constitutionally. The government does not want to follow the Constitution,” he said. Leader Giri said that the certified Citizenship Bill should be kept inactive and should be tabled in the Parliament.  

A meeting of the Parliament has been scheduled for 11 am on Sunday. The meeting to be held in the Parliament building in New Baneshwor will discuss the annual budget of the government. Finance Minister Prakash Saran Mahat had presented the annual budget of the government on May 29. The CPN-UML is preparing to obstruct the Parliament meeting before starting the discussions on the budget. The main opposition is preparing to obstruct the meeting claiming that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, during his four-day visit to India, made a statement against the interest of the country. Prime Minister Dahal had made a controversial statement that the option of giving Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh to India can also be discussed if the direct route to Bangladesh is given to Nepal. He said so while speaking to Nepali journalists in New Delhi on Friday. A Parliamentary Party meeting of the UML held in New Baneshwor on Saturday had decided to seek answers from the Prime Minister in the Parliament regarding the issues like not being able to raise the border problem and discuss the EPG report during his visit to India. Prime Minister Dahal had said that a discussion on the new option has started to resolve the problem of Kalapani. During the government led by the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the Parliament of Nepal amended the Constitution and included Kalapani, Lipulek and Limpiyadhura in its map. The meeting concluded that the recent visit of the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to India was not fruitful, UML Parliamentary Party Chief Whip Padam Giri said.  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan welcomed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport in Indore on Friday. PM Dahal, who is on a four-day visit to India, reached Indore, the largest city in Madhya Pradesh of India, via a special flight. He is scheduled to visit the Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple at Ujjain and observe the architecture of the temple. He will stay at the Indore Marriott Hotel. PM Dahal will also hold a meeting with Madhya Pradesh Governor Shri Mangubhai Patel today itself. He will observe the Solid Waste Management Plant in Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Chauhan will host a dinner in honor of the Prime Minister today. On Saturday, the Prime Minister will visit the TCS/Infosys Special Economic Zone. He will return home on Saturday. On Thursday, the Prime Minister held a bilateral meeting with his counterpart Narendra Modi and it was followed by the delegation-level meeting. The meeting observed the signing and exchange of multiple agreements of national interest between the two neighbors.  

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on a four-day official visit to India, has said that his India visit has become historical. Talking to the mediapersons from Nepal in New Delhi this morning, the Prime Minister said that there has been a breakthrough in energy trade adding that crucial achievements have been obtained for the development of the hydroelectricity sector. "Important foundation has been readied for investment in the hydropower sector. A significant agreement has been inked to export Nepal's hydroelectricity to Bangladesh," PM Dahal said. Likewise, PM Dahal, who is also the Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center), said that bilateral agreement has been made to prepare a DPR within three months for the advancement of Pancheshwor Multipurpose Project. "My India visit remained significant due to several reasons including these ones. Such consensus was forged after three rounds of one-on-one meetings with IndianPrime Minister Narendra Modi," the Prime Minister added. He further said that the Indian side has expressed its commitment to resolve the border issues for the first time. PM Dahal said that he proposed the Indian side to work seriously to resolve the misunderstandings relating to border issues. PM Dahal is scheduled to return home on June 3.