Stating that criticism of the government and demands for accountability are part of democratic practice, Speaker Gagan Thapa said that they have been criticizing where necessary and raising questions where necessary.
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Congress President Gagan Thapa has said that the government is trying to silence the voices of those who question the incident of a suspicious vehicle parked in front of the media office and his residence.
In a special discussion organized at the party central office in Sanepa on Monday on the occasion of BP Memorial Day, Thapa claimed that locals had informed him that a vehicle was parked in front of the gate of his house on Sunday morning and that the person involved in it had left in an administration vehicle.
'A vehicle was parked in front of the gate around 7 am. Locals have said that two people came and parked it,' he said. 'What is surprising is that after parking the vehicle, the administration vehicle drove away. Locals have repeatedly informed the police administration.'
Expressing suspicions about the incident, Thapa said, 'The government itself did all this. The government itself has come out to shut down the question. This is the most surprising thing. It is a matter that we all need to pay attention to.'
He expressed serious concern over such incidents and said that any kind of pressure on democratic rights would not be acceptable. 'All things are regrettable,' he said, 'No one can take away the right of Congress and the common citizen to ask questions with such things. They cannot take away our courage either.'
Stating that criticizing the government and demanding accountability are part of democratic practice, Thapa said that they have been criticizing where necessary and raising questions where necessary.
'What have we done? We have criticized where criticism is needed. We have asked questions where questions are needed,' he said. Thapa claimed that the incident of the vehicle parked in front of his house was not personal but an attempt to intimidate him to not speak.
'Today, the vehicle was not parked in front of my house. It was to silence me, to intimidate me. "If you ask me, I'm just saying 'be careful,'" he said. "No citizen came and parked his car there. The person who parked the car left his car and got into an administration vehicle."
