KATHMANDU: House of Representatives from the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on Friday admitted that their election promise of “No Line, Only Online” had failed to materialise, as they criticised the government over an acute nationwide shortage of LPG cooking gas, long public queues and weaknesses in state service delivery.

Speaking in the House, RSP lawmaker Ramesh Prasain said he felt ashamed recalling the party’s campaign pledge after seeing people waiting for hours-and even overnight-to obtain cooking gas.

“People are standing in line not only for LPG, but also for hospital treatment and passports. During the election, we promised ‘No Line, Only Online.’ Today, seeing citizens queue all day and through the night just to buy cooking gas truly makes me feel ashamed,” he said.

Prasain questioned whether the gas shortage also existed at the Prime Minister’s residence and ministers’ official quarters, and urged the government to explain why it had failed to act if the crisis was the result of an artificial shortage.

“If black-market profiteering is taking place despite adequate supplies, what is stopping this two-thirds majority government from taking strict action against those responsible?” he asked.

He said the public had voted not for a new set of faces but for a new political culture.

“People were not looking for polished, handsome new faces. They wanted a new character, and that must be reflected in our actions,” he said.

RSP lawmaker Manish Jha said the government needed to improve its style of governance, despite having good intentions.

“I have no doubt about its integrity or intentions, but somewhere the approach appears to be lacking. We must acknowledge that,” he said, adding that leaders should recognise what they do not know and be willing to learn from others.

Jha also warned that key stakeholders-including Madhesh, the Nepali diaspora and the private sector-were feeling increasingly insecure. Referring to recent tensions in Madhesh, he cautioned the government not to mistake temporary calm for a permanent resolution.

“The fire has been extinguished, but the firewood has not,” he said.

He also criticised what he described as inconsistent treatment at the border and the international airport, saying ordinary citizens still faced discrimination unless they had political connections.

Several other RSP lawmakers also pressed the government to immediately address the LPG crisis.

Lawmaker Indira Rana Magar said the public was suffering because of the shortage and urged the government to restore supplies without delay.

Sagar Bhusal raised concerns over an alleged artificial shortage of LPG, while Parashmani Gelal demanded that the government disclose the actual situation surrounding the supply crisis.

RSP lawmaker Yagyamani Neupane said being in government should not mean ignoring citizens’ hardships and called for the immediate implementation of the national health insurance programme.

Meanwhile, Bharat Raj Giri of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) said severe LPG shortages and unannounced power cuts had left citizens struggling.

“Is this how citizens should live-with no cooking gas in the kitchen and no electricity at home?” he asked.

RSP lawmaker Tika Sangraula urged the government to support poor families with funeral expenses, recounting a phone call she received on Friday morning from a citizen seeking financial help to perform a relative’s cremation at Pashupati Aryaghat.

She argued that while citizens pay taxes throughout their lives, the state also has a responsibility to ensure they receive a dignified final farewell.

“At the very least, the state should provide free firewood, a cremation space and a box of matches for the country’s poorest citizens,” she said, urging the government to translate its slogan of being “the government for those who have no one” into meaningful action.