The lawmakers say that the media and politicians have created panic by parking their vehicles in front of their homes to divert attention from public questions raised about Ganesh Nepali's self-immolation and the government's treatment of squatter victims.
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MPs have objected to the act of parking vehicles in front of the gates of media houses and obstructing movement, saying that it is protected by the state. Speaking at the meeting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, MPs from political parties objected to the fact that people protected by the state were parking vehicles to intimidate the Nepali media.
Although it is a small symbolic incident, it is reminiscent of the terror spread by the Panchayat Mandal regime. - Ganesh Singh Thagunna , UML MP On Monday morning, a vehicle was parked at the entrance of the offices of Kantipur Media Group, Online News and Himalayan TV in Kathmandu to create a barrier. Opposition MPs in the House of Representatives have warned that such activities may have been carried out under the protection of government officials to intimidate the Nepali media and prevent questions from being raised against the government.
Opposition UML MP Ganesh Singh Thagunna said that vehicles were parked at the gate to create mental fear in the media. 'Yesterday, vehicles were parked at the media sector and the houses of political leaders to spread mental fear.' Although it was a symbolic small incident, it reminds us of the terror spread by the Panchayat-era Mandal regime,' he said. He demanded an investigation and action against those involved in these acts.
The incident of blocking the media office by parking vehicles has also been condemned by the ruling Nepali Press Party's whip Prakash Chandra Pariyar. He said that the Nepali press, which was not afraid when the then King Gyanendra Shah imposed martial law and sent soldiers carrying guns into the newsroom, would not be afraid of two or four vehicles parked on the road.
We should not witness any kind of tragedy and chaos happening to the press when someone's interests clash just because we are in power. - Prakash Chandra Pariyar , Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Whip 'I strongly condemn the shameful attempt to physically block the movement of vehicles at the main entrance of leading media houses in the capital by parking them yesterday. Only those who are afraid of the truth do such an act, but what needs to be understood is that trying to cover up the truth is like blocking the sun with your palm,' Pariyar said, 'We have not forgotten how much journalism in this country has faced a huge storm to reach its current height. Yesterday, during the autocratic monarchy, under the military rule of the then King Gyanendra Shah, soldiers carrying guns used to sit inside the newsroom and censor news. I am a witness to that. Will the Nepali media, which did not bow down then, be intimidated by two or four vehicles parked on the road today?' He clarified that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) stands for democracy, the rule of law and complete press freedom.
Whip Pariyar said that any kind of tragedy happening to the press is unacceptable and will speak out against it. 'We should not witness any kind of tragedy and chaos happening to the press when someone's interests clash just because we are in power,' he said, 'I would like to draw the serious attention of the Home Administration and the government, that the security of all media houses and journalists should be guaranteed immediately. Journalism should be allowed to work in a fear-free environment.'
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Whip Khushbu Oli said that a vehicle was parked in front of the media gate to divert attention from Ganesh Nepali's self-immolation. She said sarcastically, 'I want to congratulate the government.' Once again, the car terror has diverted the pain of jealousy, thank you and congratulations for that.'
It was found that this activity was carried out by some people protected by the state. - Ramesh Malla , NCP MP Nepal Communist Party MP Ramesh Malla has demanded action against the planners of the parking of vehicles in front of the house of the media house and the president of the main opposition party, Congress, Gagan Thapa. 'Yesterday, a vehicle was parked in front of the media house in the early hours of the morning. The vehicle was parked in front of the house of the leader of the main opposition party. There was a commotion all day long. It turned out that this activity was carried out by some people protected by the state,' Malla said, speaking on behalf of the party, 'The government that proposes to fine 500 to lakhs, has created it itself, sent such people and sent them home after paying 500. They should be fined lakhs and the vehicle should be confiscated. The planners should be investigated as soon as possible and action should be taken.'
MP Malla also said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) should not shy away from the incident by issuing a statement. 'The ruling Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) cannot fulfill its responsibility by issuing a statement alone. The ruling party should take this issue seriously. If the government leaders have formed the idea that they can rule by creating fear, it is completely wrong,' he said. 'The day is not far when the people who sent me here with their mandate will hold a big agitation to withdraw their mandate.'
The way in which state terror has been created by parking in front of the house will be written in black letters in history over time - Gyan Bahadur Shahi , RPP parliamentary party leader The Congress, on the other hand, has said that people protected by the government are planning to park vehicles in front of the media and the houses of leaders to intimidate those who ask questions. Congress whip Niskal Rai has objected to the parking of vehicles in front of the house of opposition political party President Gagan Thapa, the offices of Kantipur Media Group and Online Khabar.
He objected to the government's tendency to punish those who ask questions. 'Monday's incident did not happen only at the president's house. Similar vehicles are also parked in front of prestigious media outlets like Kantipur and Online Khabar, and that too, the vehicle of the leader of the ruling party.' Be it the repression of the Sukum residents at the holding center, the revenge for the questions after the death of Ganesh Nepali, or the terror created by leaving the vehicle on the road, the threads of all three incidents connect to one place, the tendency to punish those who ask questions,’ Rai said.
Not only in the homes of media and leaders, but also on the streets, people close to the government have been blocking traffic by parking vehicles, said RPP parliamentary party leader Gyan Bahadur Shahi. ‘The act of sitting in the government yourself, having your own cadres park illegally in front of New Road, media offices and opposition houses, and making videos of it and spreading the media hype is called politicization,’ Shahi said. ‘The way state terror has been created by parking in front of houses will be written in black letters in history over time.’
