KATHMANDU: The leader of the main opposition party, Vishmaraj Angdembey, has said that the six-month stint of the incumbent government has not been fruitful as expected by the general public and it is like ‘a continuation of the transition period’.

Taking time from the Speaker in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, leader Angdembey said that although getting nearly two-thirds of the public vote in the election was a special opportunity, things have not worked out accordingly.

He complained that, although the content of Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s address to the 81st UN General Assembly was fine, the PM did not inform the parliament about it before and after the visit to the UNGA.

“Parliament is a practice ground and a classroom for democracy. It is not an institution that runs according to the Prime Minister’s convenience. When questions come from both the opposition and the ruling party, the Prime Minister needs to be present in the house. But if the Prime Minister isn’t in the house, Parliament needs to know what work he is busy with,” Angdembey said.

Stating that we need to think about what we are trying to teach the new generation about parliamentary practice and democracy, the leader of the main opposition party in parliament said, “Parliament is not a place where you come when you feel like it and skip when you don’t. It’s a shared space for the ruling and opposition parties, where questions and answers about people’s problems and solutions are discussed. A government that runs away from questions proves to be weak.”

Calling for strengthening parliamentary democracy and institutional structures and to uphold the rule of law, leader Angdembey asked the government to inform the House about the incident in which the former Chief Justice was taken into custody.

He expressed disappointment, saying that the government did not listen to the suggestions given based on consultations with top leaders of the national parties. Angdembey criticized the government, saying that it had not shown efficiency in disaster management, rescue, relief, and reconstruction, and that it failed to control market inflation and black marketing during the approaching festivals.

Leader Angdembe urged the government to implement the report related to the events of September 8 and 9, 2025, to free the civil administration from political interference, and to maintain national interest consistently in foreign policy.

He emphasized that provincial and local governments should be made partners in every governance activity and that a culture of cooperation on national issues should be developed among political parties.