The main opposition CPN-UML has demanded that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba immediately inform the House of Representatives about his upcoming visit to the United States.

Saying that various doubts have been raised about the Prime Minister’s visit to the United States, UML leader Pradeep Gyawali, while speaking at the meeting of the House of Representatives on Sunday, demanded that the House be informed about the visit.

“Is this visit taking place in the capacity of Prime Minister or in the capacity of Defence Minister? What is its stature if he is visiting in the capacity of Defence Minister?” he questioned, adding, “It should be informed in the Parliament at the earliest.”

He expressed his dissatisfaction saying that the Defence Ministry is making preparations for the Prime Minister’s visit instead of the Foreign Ministry.

Leader Gyawali said that the government had not even discussed such important issues with the main opposition parties.

Meanwhile, he said that Nepal should not be made a hotbed of geopolitical conflict under any pretexts.