Speaker Devraj Ghimire's discussion with the chief whips of the three major parties about ending the deadlock in the Parliament has ended without a conclusion. On Sunday, the Speaker discussed with Nepali Congress Chief Whip Shyam Kumar Ghimire, UML Chief Whip Mahesh Kumar Bertaula and Maoist Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey to remove the obstruction of Parliament.
In the discussion, when the government and the opposition parties reiterated their positions, no agreement could be reached. Talking to media persons after the meeting, Congress chief whip Shyam Kumar Ghimire responded that the opposition is not positive to move the parliament forward. He said that if the opposition cooperates, the discussion will proceed in a positive manner.
He says that even if the opposition does not cooperate, he will continue the action of the Parliament. "Parliament comes into operation from today. We have not received any conclusion or decision from the opposition. They have not given a conclusion whether to allow the Parliament to operate or not. If they help, it will work well. Even if they make trouble, there will be some discomfort, but the parliament will move forward,' said Ghimire.
UML chief whip Mahesh Kumar Bertaula said that they are not in favor of postponing the meeting by delaying the notice for consensus from today. He said that the discussion on the budget will start in the meeting regardless of whether the opposition obstructs it or not. The main opposition Dahals used to appeal to adjourn the meeting for consensus. We have come to accept that. In today's meeting, there will be no continuation of yesterday's postponement like yesterday's notice. We want to proceed smoothly with the meeting from today. The discussion on the budget will start from today," he said.
Parliament has been obstructed due to the opposition's stance that there should be an investigation into the Home Minister Ramesh Akhlakar, who is involved in the visit visa case. Discussions on the budget for the next financial year have also been affected due to the continuous obstruction.
