The government has formed a high-level study and investigation committee under the chairmanship of former chief secretary Shankardas Vairagi regarding the issue of immigration and 'visit visa'.
At the beginning of today's meeting of the House of Representatives, while asking for time from the Speaker and responding to the queries raised by the MPs on current issues, Home Minister Ramesh Akhtar has informed that the members of the said committee include joint secretaries of 6 ministries. The members of the
committee are Joint Secretaries Tirtharaj Chilwal (Finance), Aruna Joshi (Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs), Ramakrishna Lamichhane (Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation), Mani Ratna Koirala (Foreign Affairs), Pradeep Koirala (Labour, Employment and Social Security) and Anand Kafle, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to the commitment of taking concrete initiatives for policy, legal and structural reforms to solve the problems seen in the past related to
management and visit visas, the Home Minister writer informed that the committee has been formed. It has been mentioned that there is an agreement between the opposition and the ruling party on this matter.
Disagreement between the two opposition parties
The two opposition parties have disagreed on the high-level study and investigation committee formed by the government. National Independent Party (RASWPA) MP Dr. Swarnim Wagle has said that they will reject the committee formed under the chairmanship of former chief secretary Shankardas Vairagi.
He has said that it is necessary to form a parliamentary inquiry committee under the leadership of sitting or former judges to investigate the visit visa case.
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party MP Gyan Bahadur Shahi has demanded an inquiry into the 14 home ministers appointed in the last 18 years regarding the visit visa issue. "We have a disagreement with the committee formed now, this committee cannot give justice, this is a matter above political and power interests, whoever is guilty in this case should be dealt with," he said.
After giving their opinion in the meeting, both the parties have boycotted the meeting.
