KATHMANDU: The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), which was postponed following the devastating Bhotekoshi flood, has been scheduled to take place today, Wednesday.
The House Business Advisory Committee decided on Tuesday to convene the meeting on September 2, according to Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) whip Prakash Chandra Pariyar. The session is scheduled to begin at 1 pm.
During the meeting, Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal is expected to present a special resolution concerning the Bhotekoshi flood disaster. Leaders representing six political parties in Parliament are also scheduled to address the House on the disaster and its aftermath.
Another meeting of the House of Representatives has been scheduled for September 3. However, parliamentary proceedings will then be suspended due to three consecutive public holidays.
Pariyar said that if the government announces September 7 as a national day of mourning, parliamentary proceedings are expected to resume from September 8.
Meanwhile, National Assembly members on Tuesday called on the government to declare a national day of mourning following the devastating floods in Rasuwa. The lawmakers made the demand during the zero hour of the National Assembly.
Nepali Congress lawmaker Yubaraj Sharma urged the government to declare a national day of mourning and stressed the need for national unity in response to the disaster. He said that although the tragedy had already occurred, the government’s immediate priorities should now be search, rescue, relief, and rehabilitation. Sharma emphasized the need for effective, results-oriented measures and proper management rather than publicity, while also calling for collective efforts to address the crisis.
Likewise, lawmaker Madan Kumari Shah ‘Garima’ also called for a national day of mourning and urged the government to lower the national flag for one day as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives. She further called for the disaster and its broader implications to be highlighted at the international level. Shah argued that countries such as Nepal are bearing a disproportionate share of the consequences of climate change, much of which is driven by activities in wealthy and developed nations.
The devastating flood struck the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa on August 26.
