The National Human Rights Commission has said that it has drawn serious attention to the inflammatory expression of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The commission has asked the responsible persons to be restrained in their expression, not to make negative comments aimed at other people, groups or parties, security agencies to strengthen peace and security in the capital and other areas and to make their protests and demonstrations peaceful.

Tikaram Pokharel, the spokesperson of the Commission, issued a statement on Monday and said that Prime Minister Oli, in an event on June 15, said that Kathmandu should be under the control of CPN-UML from eleven o'clock to two o'clock.

'While the government's security agencies are responsible for maintaining the peace and security of the country, the Commission is of the opinion that taking over any area by any particular party in a democratic country is contrary to the rule of law and condones prohibition,' the statement said, 'Nepal's constitution and laws do not prohibit peaceful expression of thoughts and ideas. In this situation, the statement coming from the honorable Prime Minister targeting the thoughts, expressions and performances of others is worrying.' The