KATHMANDU: Opposition parties ended their obstruction of the House of Representatives on Monday after Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal directed Prime Minister Balendra Shah to respond to questions raised by lawmakers.
The opposition had been disrupting House proceedings over Shah’s May 31 remark that Nepal had encroached on Indian territory. They had demanded that he withdraw the statement or clarify his position.
Opposition lawmakers initially stood in protest when Monday’s meeting began. The Nepali Congress, UML, Nepali Communist Party, Shram Sanskriti Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party also called for the regular monthly question-and-answer session to be held as required by parliamentary rules.
Speaker Aryal then invoked Rules 56 to 59 of the House regulations and directed the prime minister to answer lawmakers’ questions on matters under his jurisdiction.
Following the ruling, the opposition suspended its protest, clearing the way for regular House proceedings. Shah is now expected to appear in the House to respond to lawmakers’ questions.
