House meeting postponed amid UML’s protest

The meeting of the House of Representatives has been postponed following obstruction from main opposition CPN-UML on Friday.

The meeting that started at 1 pm today was postponed owing to the obstruction from the UML.

The next meeting has been scheduled from 1 pm on Monday.

As soon as the meeting began, Speaker Devraj Ghimire gave time to lawmaker Jwala Kumari Sah to speak.

The UML lawmakers stood from their respective seats as a gesture of protest while Sah was speaking.

After the UML lawmakers stood from their seats in protest, the lawmakers of the ruling parties also stood from their respective seats demanding that they be given time to speak and Parliament be allowed to proceed with its business.

Speaker Ghimire urged the lawmakers to allow the Parliament to resume its business. He also requested the lawmakers to follow the rules to operate the Parliament smoothly.

But still, the UML lawmakers keep on protesting demanding the formation of a high-level probe committee to investigate the latest gold smuggling case.

Marshals had stopped the lawmakers while they were moving ahead to gherao the well.

Afte the lawmakers were stopped by the marshals, they started changing slogans like take action against the corrupt leaders and gold smugglers.

Saying that the House could not be resumed amid the obstruction, Speaker Ghimire informed that the meeting has been postponed till 1 pm on Monday.

The UML lawmakers obstructed the meeting of the National Assembly today as well.

The UML alleged that the government ministers are involved in the gold smuggling.