HoR session: lawmakers draw government’s attention towards contemporary issues

Kathmandu, Feb 10: During a session of the House of Representatives (HoR) today, lawmakers demanded time to express their views on various contemporary issues.

Parliamentarian Santosh Pariyar called on the government to introduce a comprehensive law to address caste-based discrimination against Dalits.

Abdul Khan informed the House that last year, the country recorded 2,507 cases of rape, adding that three to four cases of rape against women occur daily in the country. He demanded action against those responsible for the rape of an adolescent girl in Kailali, on February 8. Khan also accused the government of failing to address the illegal registration of public land at Badaiya Lake in Bardiya, which he claimed was being misused for personal purposes.

Amaresh Kumar Singh urged the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office to refrain from repeating the incident where a bulldozer was used to assault scrap material collectors.

Mohan Bahadur Basnet urged the government to respond to a fire that broke out at Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk on January 31 and was extinguished by February 3. Basnet blamed the fire on a nearby hydropower project and demanded that the government hold the project accountable for the disaster.

Sumana Shrestha requested the government to justify the registration of the Additional Inspector General of Police.

RSS