Congress did not maintain common courtesy by not thanking the President: Minister Pun

After the president presented the policy and program, there was an agenda of thanksgiving in separate meetings of both houses. But the main opposition Congress did not allow the House to enter the agenda to thank the President. The ruling party has commented that the opposition party did not follow normal etiquette in this action.

Finance Minister Varshman Pun criticized the Congress for doing an indecent act without even thanking the President. "The work of blocking the Parliament by the main opposition party was not dignified." Honorable President is the head of the country, the parent. After he addressed the Parliament for two hours, as a common courtesy, we should have proposed a vote of thanks. He gave a two-hour long address to the nation and he couldn't even say thank you,' Minister Pun said, 'It would have been better if he had been allowed to do that.' Then there was a discussion between the ruling party and the opposition party. Parliament could have stopped . There was no talk of a responsible opposition. The country's oldest democratic party did not show democratic character.'

Minister Pun said that the main opposition did not show responsibility without even thanking the president. "The party with such a democratic tradition did not fulfill its responsibility, it is a tragedy," he said.

Minister Pun also said that the Congress should raise the issue of policies and programs in the Parliament. He said that since time has been set aside for discussions on policies and programs in the parliament, the government will pay attention to coming to those meetings.

The opposition is blocking the parliament by demanding a parliamentary inquiry committee saying that Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Ravi Lamichhane is involved in misappropriation of cooperative savings. Lamichhane is demanding to be allowed to speak in Parliament.