Prime Minister criticized for leaving Parliament while policies and programs were being presented

Opposition parties urge Prime Minister Shah to demonstrate behavior that will uphold the dignity of Parliament

Baishak 30, 2083

Jaya Singh Mahara

Prime Minister criticized for leaving Parliament while policies and programs were being presented

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Opposition parties have criticized Prime Minister Balendra Shah for getting up and walking out of Parliament while his own government's policies and programs were being presented. They have warned Prime Minister Shah to behave in a manner that will maintain the dignity of Parliament. 

Prime Minister Shah left the Parliament meeting about 50 minutes after President Ram Chandra Poudel began presenting the policies and programs on Monday. He did not even go to the meeting hall to bid farewell to the President after the policy and program was read out. Prime Minister Shah did not say anything even while tabling the motion of thanks to the President in the House of Representatives.

Prime Minister Shah has been criticized in political and public circles for leaving Parliament while the President was reading the policies and programs. The main opposition Nepali Congress has sought the government's opinion on the matter.

Prime Minister Shah has been criticized in political and public circles for leaving the House while the President was reading the policies and programs. The main opposition Congress has demanded the government's opinion on the matter. At the beginning of Tuesday's meeting, Nepali Congress Chief Whip Basana Thapa requested an emergency time to express her objection to Prime Minister Shah's behavior on behalf of the parliamentary party. "The Prime Minister leaving the House while the President is presenting the government's policies and programs is not just a common sight, it is linked to constitutional norms, parliamentary traditions, state responsibility and the seriousness of the government," she said.

Thapa said that a rare sight in the history of democratic parliamentary practice was seen on Monday. "The government should immediately give a clear answer on this issue, respect the constitutional position, do not weaken the parliamentary tradition and do not repeat such incidents in the future," she said. 

In Tuesday's meeting, Congress parliamentary party leader Bhishma Raj Angdembe commented that the behavior shown by Prime Minister Shah while presenting the policies and programs in Parliament was unfortunate. "The name of our country's Prime Minister is now going to be written in the Guinness Book of World Records for walking in the middle of his government's policy program being presented in Parliament. Should I congratulate him or express my sadness for setting such a record?" he said. 

Angdembe said that the country's head has bowed down due to Prime Minister Shah's behavior. "It is unfortunate that the Prime Minister has displayed arrogance and disrespectful behavior. His behavior has hurt the hearts of the people. We feel that the dignity and respect of this House has been tarnished," he said. 

Former Prime Minister and NCP Parliamentary Party Leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal reminded that the dignity of Parliament is linked to the behavior of the Prime Minister. "We can move forward only by strengthening the dignity, dignity and role of Parliament. I support whatever activities were seen yesterday, whatever the leader of the main opposition party has already said," he said, "If the Prime Minister does not follow certain norms, the dignity of Parliament cannot be maintained. Let everyone's attention be drawn to this. The future of all of us is linked to the Prime Minister's style of work.'

Dahal advised the RSPB not to show arrogance of numbers and not to violate the rules. He also urged the people to use the trust they have in the RSPB to strengthen the rules. 

The UML has also objected to the Prime Minister leaving the Parliament in the middle of the meeting and the attire he wore. UML MP Guru Prasad Baral raised a question about it in the House of Representatives meeting on Monday, which was held to thank the President for presenting the policy and program.

Dahal advised the RSVP not to show arrogance of numbers and not to violate the rules. He also urged the people to use the trust they have in the RSVP to strengthen the rules.  'Should the Prime Minister follow the national dress in the House or not? The custom does not just follow, it follows after it is done. What kind of custom should we follow in this country? The President is addressing the policies and programs, we saw the Prime Minister, who had tabled the policies and programs and moved them forward in the process, boycotting the meeting,' he said, 'There is a certain dignity in the meeting, what was the Prime Minister communicating while sitting on the frontline for about 15 minutes of the President's address? What were you discussing?’

Baral had demanded from Speaker DP Aryal to remove the scene of the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister talking to each other while the policy and program were being implemented from the parliament record. In response, Aryal had said, ‘My attention has been drawn. I will ask the secretariat to look into the matter.’

Ganesh Parajuli, deputy leader of the RSVP parliamentary party, said that the RSVP is committed to maintaining parliamentary dignity. ‘The RSVP is committed to the responsibility of maintaining parliamentary values ​​and dignity. We have not violated dignity in the past and will not do so in the future either,’ he told Kantipur. 

President Poudel presented the government’s policy and program for the upcoming fiscal year in the federal parliament meeting held at 4 pm on Monday. The first meeting of the budget session of both houses of the federal parliament was held at 2 pm on Monday. Prime Minister Shah did not attend the first meeting of both houses held on the first day of the budget session. The ordinance to be presented on behalf of Prime Minister Shah was submitted by Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam in the National Assembly and the House of Representatives.

Prime Minister Shah was present at the joint meeting called for the presentation of the policy and program. He handed over the policy and program to President Poudel. After that, President Poudel read out the policy and program. Prime Minister Shah wore a black coat, black T-shirt and pants, and white sports shoes in the joint meeting.

About 50 minutes after the President started presenting the policy and program, Prime Minister Shah left the parliament meeting and sat in his office in the parliament building. After Prime Minister Shah left the parliament meeting, the President read out the policy and program for about half an hour. Prime Minister Shah did not even come to bid the President farewell.

After Prime Minister Shah left the Parliament meeting, the President read out the policy and program for about half an hour. Prime Minister Shah did not even come to bid the President farewell. After the policy and program reading, Prime Minister Shah tabled the motion of thanks to the President in the House of Representatives, but did not speak during that time. In the past, it was the practice for the Prime Minister to deliver a short speech thanking the President for presenting the policy and program in Parliament and submit the motion of thanks to the Secretary-General. Prime Minister Shah, however, submitted a copy of the motion to the Secretary-General of the Parliament and left the House of Representatives without even sitting down. Prime Minister Shah did not sit in the House of Representatives meeting even when the Speaker read out the motion of thanks to the President and presented it for decision. 

There is no official information about why Prime Minister Shah left the Parliament meeting in the middle of the policy and program presentation. The Prime Minister's political advisor Asim Shah had mentioned on social media on Monday evening that he left the meeting to rest due to 'health discomfort'.

The post, which was deleted shortly after, read, 'The Prime Minister took a break for some time during the policy and program presentation due to health discomfort, and then he participated in the program again. His health condition is reported to be normal.'

Congress parliamentary party leader Angdembe raised this issue in the House of Representatives' meeting on Tuesday and demanded that the Prime Minister's health be examined and informed to the parliament. 'It is also possible that he may have walked away because his health condition suddenly became serious. We also heard that similar news came and was later deleted. What if there is a sudden adverse condition in his health? The health condition should be examined immediately and the parliament should be informed,' he said, 'The Prime Minister is no longer just the RSP's, he is also our property, we are also concerned about his health.'

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