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MPs Criticize Government for Disregarding Parliamentary Questions and Parliament Itself

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Members of Parliament from CPN (UML) and Nepali Congress have criticized the government for ignoring questions raised during the National Assembly's zero and special times, and for showing intolerance towards the parliament. MP Samjhana Devkota stated that the government has consistently failed to respond to parliamentary queries, rendering these sessions meaningless, while MP Kamala Pant called the disregard for the institution that appointed the Prime Minister shameful.

  • MP Samjhana Devkota of CPN (UML) expressed concern that the government's lack of response to questions during parliamentary sessions diminishes the significance of zero and special times.
  • Congress MP Kamala Pant urged the government and Prime Minister Balen Shah to be sensitive to the parliament, emphasizing that the Prime Minister is an institution and intolerance towards parliament is inappropriate.
  • Pant also called for dialogue with all political parties to address citizen issues.
  • In a separate development, the National Assembly unanimously approved a proposal to consider the Voter List (First Amendment) Bill, 2083, presented on behalf of Prime Minister Balen Shah.

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