South Asian News Network

In a House of Representatives meeting, MPs from the largest opposition party, the CPN (UML), expressed concerns about current issues and warned of disruption if they were not addressed. Leader Pant urged that Health and Population Minister Mohan Bahadur Basnet quit due to ethical concerns, while the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority investigates and takes statements. Gokul Prasad Baskota, UML’s then-Minister of Communication and Information Technology, emphasized the backdrop of his resignation and warned that if not completed immediately, it would be unacceptable. MP Pant further protested that the inquiry report into the killing of two youngsters in Bal Kumari was not executed, and questioned the decision of Dr. Lakyal Lama, Vice President of Lumbini Area Development Fund to lease government land in a dubious manner. Rashtriya Swatantra Party MP Virajbhakta Shrestha has warned that if child marriage cases are not prosecuted, protests in Parliament and on the streets will continue.