Speaking during a special session of the meeting, the leader of the main opposition party, Indra Bahadur Angbo, criticized the government.
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The winter session of the Koshi Provincial Assembly, which was stalled for about five months after the destruction of physical infrastructure during the Gen-G movement, began on Sunday.
The first meeting was held at Birendra Hall, owned by Biratnagar Metropolitan City, after the provincial assembly hall in the District Coordination Committee building was burned down by protesters. At the beginning of the meeting, Speaker Amber Bahadur Bista expressed his sorrow over the damage to the country's historical structures and drew the government's attention to good governance and control of corruption. A new party has emerged in the provincial assembly as the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), formed by the merger of the former Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist Party. Similarly, the letter of the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) withdrawing its support to the current government was also read out in the house. Speaking at a special time of the meeting, leader of the main opposition party Indra Bahadur Angbo criticized the government. He claimed that the Gen-G rebellion of 23 and 24 Bhadra was not caused by foreign forces but was a result of the government's arrogance and misrule. ‘76 children killed and 84 billion rupees damaged are not normal. Democracy itself was in crisis when two big parties showed their arrogance of two-thirds,’ said Angbo. ‘The situation where the Prime Minister had to flee in a helicopter and leaders were unsafe at home was created by the government’s inaction.’
Angbo accused the government of seeking cheap popularity by cutting services and facilities for MPs and of corruption in ministries. Tilkumar Menyangbo, deputy leader of the ruling UML parliamentary party, claimed that there was increased interference from external forces in the country and that rebellion was being waged on its strength. He objected to the welcome given to ‘Free Tibet’ activists at the airport and accused Nepal of trying to make it a geopolitical playground. ‘The royal welcome given to activists from Delhi and the articles about Nepal in the international media confirm that there is a conspiracy to make Nepal another Ukraine,’ Menyangbo alleged, ‘There is no alternative to the Congress and UML coming together to protect nationalism at such a sensitive time.’
Congress parliamentary party leader Uddhav Thapa said that the situation demanded that the major parties come together for the country’s prosperity and protection of the constitution. Referring to the opposition’s criticism, he reminded that parties had come together in the past for the national interest.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader Premraj Thamsuhang, on the other hand, commented that the movement has exposed the people’s disillusionment with the current system. He stressed the need for a monarchy as a common guardian in the country.
The new Provincial Assembly building at the vegetable market in Katahari Rural Municipality. The Provincial Assembly Secretariat has stated that the Birendra Hall has been rented out for a while by reaching an agreement with the metropolis as the hall is under construction.
