Speaker Ghimire says it is not appropriate for the government to treat the federal parliament as one of its branches
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Speaker Devraj Ghimire has accused the federal parliament of trying to restrict it. At a program organized in Kathmandu on Sunday to mark the Federal Parliament Secretariat Day, he also asserted that the dissolution of the House of Representatives was irrelevant.
Speaker Ghimire also expressed dissatisfaction with the government's work to reduce the services, facilities and posts of the employees of the Parliament Secretariat. Speaker Ghimire said that it is not appropriate for the government to treat the Federal Parliament like any other branch under it.
Speaker Ghimire's statement
The Parliament itself has been dissolved on 27 Bhadra. Its direct relevance is not and has not been seen. This is an attack on the parliamentary system. Lately, the government has been trying to impose invisible restrictions on the Parliament and its Secretariat in financial and administrative terms. I would like to say in clear words as the Speaker - the Parliament is not and cannot be a branch under the control of the government.
According to the principle of separation of powers, the Parliament itself is a completely autonomous body. The Ministry of Finance's use of scissors in the budget of the Parliament and the administrative obstruction of the services, facilities and posts of the employees is an indirect attempt by the executive to control the legislature.
If the financial and administrative keys of the parliament are held solely by the government, how can this parliament exercise impartial oversight and balance over the government? I would like to point out that this is a matter that needs immediate discussion, debate, and immediate implementation.
