There was no agreement between the government and the opposition on the jurisdiction of the committee

As the Congress has decided to continue obstruction in both the Houses of the Federal Parliament until the dispute over the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Committee is resolved, the government is challenged to pass policies and programs from the Parliament and bring the budget on May 15. Due to the deadlock in Parliament, the policy and program presented by President Ramchandra Paudel on May 1 in both houses of Parliament has not been discussed yet. The Congress has accused Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of not being serious about forming a parliamentary committee after taking a vote of confidence amid disruptions in the House this week.

The Congress is suspected of passing policies and programs and budgets by killing the opposition. However, Information, Communication and Technology Minister Rekha Sharma, who is also the spokesperson of the government, expressed the belief that the Parliament's obstruction will be cleared by the day (May 15) when the government brings the budget. She claimed that since there has been a theoretical agreement to form a parliamentary investigation committee on the misappropriation of cooperative funds, the ruling party and the opposition have reached an agreement on its terms of reference. "The government is hopeful that an agreement will be reached by the time the budget is brought," she said. "Even if there is no agreement, there is a constitutional and legal arrangement to bring the budget," she said, pointing to the ordinance.

Congress leaders say that the government is trying to destroy the atmosphere of consensus by going ahead with the opposition in Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Lamichhan making 'violent' statements on Congress leaders from the rostrum of the Parliament, on the other hand, arresting and arresting Kantipur Media Group Chairman Kailash Sirohia to silence the media. Sirohia, the president of Kantipur Media Group, was arrested by the government on Tuesday evening in retaliation for serially publishing news about the misappropriation of 958 million rupees 89 thousand rupees saved in cooperatives by the common people. The Congress, which has become more suspicious of this incident, has decided to protest against the government's 'arbitrary and despotic' action even from the streets.

The joint meeting of the Congress Central Working Committee and the Parliamentary Party on Wednesday has decided to counter the government from the streets, noting that the party is firm in its stance regarding the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee. Congress has not given up its stand to become a parliamentary committee. As said by the Congress, the ruling party is not ready to determine the jurisdiction by naming individuals and companies. Lamichhane, who is also the chairman of the National Independent Party, is not in favor of assigning jurisdiction so that he can be investigated," said another minister of the government. "If there is no agreement on the jurisdiction of the committee, the government has the option of bringing a budget or issuing an ordinance amid the obstruction of parliament."

Law Minister Padam Giri is the coordinator of the Jurisdiction Dispute Settlement Working Group meeting held on Thursday. Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Lamichhane, a member of the ruling party, and the Gorkha Media Network and Galaxy TV, which he was previously associated with, took a stance that they should not be included in the jurisdiction. The Congress is of the view that the stance taken by the ruling party has created a dispute over jurisdiction by giving immunity to Lamichhane from the beginning. Congress joint general minister Jeevan Pariyar, who is also a member of the working group, said that since Lamichhane became the home minister, the investigations and investigations related to the misappropriation of cooperative savings have been stopped, so it is his party's position that he should be investigated first.

Suryadarshan, Supreme, Swarnalakshmi and Sahara have brought out the fact that 958 million 89 thousand rupees were embezzled from Gorkha Media Network. While Lamichhane was the managing director of the said company, 803.1 million rupees was embezzled. Out of that, Rs 2 crore from Supreme and Rs 1 crore from Suryadarshan were collected in the name of Lamichhane, the evidence shows.

Although members of the ruling party working group agreed to keep the names of cooperatives like Suryadarshan, Supreme, Swarnalakshmi, Sahara etc. in the jurisdiction, Lamichhane and he are not ready to name individuals and companies so that the embezzlement that happened when he was the managing director will be investigated. Mahesh Bertaula, a member of the task force and UML chief whip, said that an inquiry committee cannot be formed after finding Home Minister Lamichhane guilty in advance. "We have clearly said that Raviji's name cannot be named," he said, "the government is ready to proceed with an investigation into the issues of distressed cooperatives." He said that although there is no objection to investigating the matter, it is not acceptable to designate the name of Home Minister Lamichhane as the mandate of the committee. "We have no objection and no dispute about investigating cooperatives that have been questioned publicly. However, we have said that it is prejudicial to investigate by appointing a person,' he said, 'members of the Congress have said that they will hold a meeting again after discussing with the top leaders.' Congress Co-General Minister Pariyar suspected that he was taking a stand of no. The home minister of the country is involved in the misuse of cooperatives. While he was the managing director, around one billion rupees was embezzled in Gorkha Media Network alone. It is our position that there should be an investigation on this from the beginning,' he said, 'There is no point in forming a parliamentary committee on which we have raised so many questions.' He took the stand that Lamichhane's name should not be named, citing the example of a parliamentary committee formed to name Nato. Congress member Pariyar said that the incidents of Sharma and Lamichhane are different in nature. At that time, there was an allegation that the tax rate was manipulated by an outsider in the Ministry of Finance. Now there is no question about the Ministry of Home Affairs. The question is about Ravi Lamichhane. Lamichhane is the subject of abuse that happened when he was the managing director of Gorkha Media Network," Pariyar said. "State agencies can also investigate cooperatives and companies that are not connected to Lamichhane, but how can the police investigate their own home minister? Therefore, we demand that the name of Lamichhane and the company he was associated with should be retained in the jurisdiction.