report in Prothom Alo, Aug 20, 2023Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad yesterday assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that the Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, will provide all support and cooperation to the PM. Raushan, also the chief patron of the party, said this while meeting with Hasina at her Gonobhaban residence. After meeting the PM, Raushan shared the meeting’s excerpts with her political secretary Golam Moshi, her son Rahgir Al Mahi Ershad, and JP…
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report in Prothom Alo, Aug 18, 2023GM Quader, chairman of Jatiya Party (JaPa) and deputy leader of the opposition in parliament, has warned the people that they might have to live a slave’s life if the current rule continues. “The people have lost their sense of ownership over the country and turned to a type of slave. A Lathial Bahini (thugs equipped with sticks) has been formed with the beneficiaries, to manage the slaves,” he…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 12, 2023The main opposition CPN-UML has been obstructing the federal Parliament since last month demanding a high-level investigation into the recent incidents of gold smuggling through the Tribhuvan International Airport. On Friday, even the ruling parties obstructed the National Assembly, protesting against the UML’s ongoing obstruction of the legislature. Both chambers of the federal parliament have been obstructed since July 26. As major parties have taken…
by Ruwani Fonseka in The Morning, July 19, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that the 13th Amendment will be implemented with full powers, except Police Powers, subject to agreement among political parties in parliament.Outlining his plans for the devolution of power, President Wickremesinghe said that the 13th Amendment with full powers, except Police Powers, as outlined under List 1, will be implemented including specified functions in List 3 in the provincial councils list.Meanwhile, a draft…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, July 11, 2023The meetings of the House of Representatives, which were obstructed by the opposition parties since last week over a controversial statement of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, resumed on Monday after the prime minister apologised to Parliament. On July 2, Dahal, while launching the book ‘Roads to the Valley: The Legacy of Sardar Pritam Singh in Nepal’, in Kathmandu, had said, “He [Singh] had once…
by Sahan Tennekoon in The Morning online, July 9, 2023The main Opposition Party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is to commence an internal inquiry to look into the allegations made by several backbenchers that some of their members in parliament are secretly supporting the agenda of the Government, The Daily Morning learnt. The move comes following a statement by SJB MP Hirunika Premachandra recently. Premachandra recently charged that some of the SJB Parliamentarians are currently supporting…
Editorial in The Nation, July 8, 2023On Thursday, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament took notice of the leakage of citizens’ data by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), directing the interior ministry to investigate the matter. Even though data security issues have been around for a while, the matter has gained further attention with the information of military officials being leaked, highlighting how serious the threat is and how it continues to…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, June 27, 2023The Janata Samajbadi Party is set to adopt a policy of lobbying for the directly elected presidential system in the country. The Madhesh-based party has also set its goal to fight for establishing a Parliament with fully proportional representation. Presenting a draft statute of the party on Sunday, JSP chair Upendra Yadav proposed the aforementioned form of governance for deliberations among party delegates during its statute convention that…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, June 27, 2023 .China’s unilateral announcement that the Pokhara International Airport was built under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has finally reached Parliament. Two members of Parliament—Ram Hari Khatiwada of the Nepali Congress and Asim Shah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party—on Monday asked Foreign Minister NP Saud and Tourism Minister Sudan Kirati whether the Pokhara International Airport is a part of the BRI and…
FrontReport in The Himalayan Times, June 25, 2023Although the top leaders of the Socialist Front comprising the CPN-MC, CPN- US, Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal said this front would be different from past alliances as they had built ideological congruence on many issues, political analysts believe the front is for bargaining on the basis of political power in the Parliament. The three parties of the front – CPN-MC, CPN (US) and JSP-N…
report in Prothom Alo, June 15, 2023Information and broadcasting minister Hasan Mahmud on Thursday told parliament that action will be taken to stop any newspaper or online portal if there is a complaint of spreading news that goes against the country or spreading false and fabricated news, reports UNB. The minister made this comment in response to a question from Awami League lawmaker Ahasanul Islam Titu (Tangail-6). The minister said that the current government is…