Stating that efforts are being made to stop questions being asked of the government by civil society, the opposition, and the media, Congress whip Niskal Rai said, ”No matter how many times the government repeats its overwhelming majority of 182 seats, that number has not given the contract to silence citizens who ask questions.”
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The main opposition Nepali Congress has said that the government is trying to suppress the right to ask questions. Congress whip Niskal Rai has said that it is trying to establish that Prime Minister Balendra Shah should not be questioned.
In Tuesday's meeting of the House of Representatives, whip Rai warned the government to keep in mind that the right to ask questions cannot be taken away no matter how many times it wins a majority. 'The Constitution is the supreme law. The majority is not above the constitution. The majority represents the people, it does not give the right to trample on the rights of the people,' Rai said. 'No matter how many times the government repeats its overwhelming majority of 182 seats, that number has not given the contract to shut the mouths of citizens who ask questions.'
Rai has suggested that the government should take care of the constitution, saying that the government is trying to stop questions being asked by civil society, the opposition and the media against the government. 'The government is trying to establish that Mr. 8 Balendra Shah cannot be questioned. This government is warning the common citizen that Mr. 8 is above the questions that arise within the framework of the constitution and laws in the country,' he said, 'This government is also saying, you only say what I want to hear, you only see what I want to show, you only listen to what I want to tell, the circle of your freedom is not outside the zero that I have drawn.'
Rai has criticized the government for using force against the Gen-G youth after coming to power on the strength of the Gen-G movement. 'The Gen-G who covered the streets demanding freedom of expression, today the same Gen-G is being beaten by the government they chose. The youth who asked for the right to ask questions, today the same youth is being barred from asking questions, what is this?' Rai asked.
It is also seen that the government is becoming autocratic, said the whip. 'The terror of unauthorized characters hiding within the security circle has increased. Questions have started to be taboo. One after another, actions are being taken to prevent democracy from being institutionalized. The government is becoming autocratic,' he said, 'The government must be driven by the frenzy of power, I will not say all of them. The mouths of the honorable members of the ruling party who fought for the Bibeksheel Abhiyan, Gen-G Movement, freedom of expression and press, and citizen supremacy have been taped.'
Whip Rai also objected to the obstruction of the house of opposition political party president Gagan Thapa, the office of Kantipur Media Group and the online news agency by parking vehicles.
