Parties including the Congress, NCP, and RPP have been reluctant to have the Foreign Minister respond on behalf of the government regarding the Prime Minister's statement. UML, on the other hand, is adamant that the Prime Minister himself should come to Parliament and express his views.
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Speaker DP Aryal is holding discussions with opposition party leaders to resolve the obstruction in parliament.
Speaker Aryal is holding discussions with opposition party leader Bhishma Raj Angdembe, UML parliamentary party leader Ram Bahadur Thapa, NCP MP Barshaman Pun, opposition party chief whips and whips in his office on Wednesday.
The discussion at the parliament building is on the topic of Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal addressing the government on behalf of the government.
According to the leaders participating in the discussion, Foreign Minister Khanal is preparing to clarify the dispute raised by Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Jestha 17 regarding the border. Parties including the Congress, NCP, RPP have shown flexibility in allowing the Foreign Minister to respond on behalf of the government regarding the Prime Minister's statement. UML, on the other hand, is adamant that the Prime Minister himself should come to parliament and express his views.
'There is a discussion about whether political party leaders should present their views after listening to the Foreign Minister's opinion,' informed RPP whip Khushbu Oli.
UML Chief Whip Ain Bahadur Mahar said that his party's demand is that the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister's statement should be presented in the House by the Foreign Minister.
Prime Minister Shah's statement in Parliament on Jestha 17, 'You may find one thing surprising, I also came to know after becoming Prime Minister recently, that India has not only encroached on Nepal's land, but Nepal has also encroached on India's land in many places,' has caused controversy. The House of Representatives and National Assembly meetings have been disrupted since Jestha 19. The Prime Minister has not yet prepared to come to Parliament to speak on the issue, while the opposition parties have been insisting that the Prime Minister should come and clarify his statement.
Earlier, RPP President Ravi Lamichhane had held discussions with the opposition parties to resolve the obstruction in the House. The discussion failed to reach a consensus.
The meeting of the House of Representatives, which was called for 11 am on Wednesday, was scheduled for 2 pm after posting a notice. The meeting called for 2 pm also failed to start on time.
