NA lawmakers demand end of violence against women

Kathmandu: Lawmakers of the National Assembly have drawn the government’s attention to take action against those involved in the incidents of violence against women, murder and rape. During the zero-hours in today’s meeting of the National Assembly, lawmaker Jayanti Devi Rai condemned the incident of burning a woman to death in Darchula.

She asked why the government could not take action against those involved in such incidents. Similarly, lawmaker Nar Bahadur Bista demanded the government to take action against those involved in uploading indecent videos regarding the incident of women’s violence on social media.

Drawing attention to ongoing timber smuggling in Salyan, Uday Bahadur Bohara, stressed that action should be taken against those operating the crusher industry against the criteria and involved in the extraction of riverbed materials.

Likewise, NA member Tul Prasad Bishwokarma objected, saying cases of caste discrimination and untouchability are being settled down forcefully in Nawalparasi (East) in the recent period.

Lawmakers Durga Gurung and Narayan Dutta Mishra drew the government’s attention to the shortage of chemical fertilizer. NA members—Bhuwan Bahadur Sunar, Madan Kumari Sah (Garima) and Yubraj Sharma drew the government’s attention to contemporary issues of the country.