The ruling parties UML and Congress have prepared to form a committee to investigate and study the case of visit visa at the customs office of Tribhuvan International Airport. Leaders of both parties have informed that after various stages of discussions between the ruling and opposition parties in the Federal Parliament, New Baneshwar, they have reached an agreement regarding the formation of a study and investigation committee on the visit visa issue.
The opposition parties had been blocking the meeting of the House of Representatives since May 13, demanding an investigation into the visit visa. The ruling parties have been maintaining that the demands of the opposition will not be met because the authority is investigating. After the discussion on the budget itself was affected, the ruling parties are ready to give their commitment for the formation of an inquiry and investigation committee on the visit visa case.
Congress's Gyanendra Bahadur Karki and Shyam Kumar Ghimire, UML's Mahesh Bertaula, Maoist's Barshaman Pun and Hitraj Pandey, who participated in the multilateral meeting, told Kantipur that the parties are close to an agreement to remove the obstruction of the parliament and that all parties are ready to form a visit visa investigation and study committee. The leaders of the ruling and opposition parties are engaged in further discussions about how to make the language of the agreement.
Earlier, the opposition party demanded from the ruling party to ensure the investigation in writing. There is further discussion about the judicial or parliamentary investigation and study of the visit visa case. The opposition parties made a demand to the ruling party to remove the obstruction of the parliament by ensuring in writing. After the opposition's proposal, the leaders of the ruling Congress and UML have discussed and agreed to commit to investigation and study, the leaders said.
Leader of the main opposition party Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Congress Vice President Purna Bahadur Khadka, UML Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai, RSVP's Virajbhakt Shrestha, DP Aryal and Santosh Periyar were involved in the discussion.
In the meeting of the House of Representatives called for 3 o'clock on Thursday, after the parties failed to reach an agreement, the leaders of the opposition parties including Maoist, RSP, and Unified Socialists met and demanded a written assurance of investigation from the ruling party.
