KATHMANDU, JULY 26

Rastriya Swatantra Party has underscored the need to correct the tendency of demanding the resignation of government or minister(s) and obstructing Parliament over a particular incident without the conclusion of the investigation.

Expressing dissatisfaction over the recent call for resignation and disruption of the House in connection with the 100-kilogram gold smuggling racket, the RSP presented a resolution motion before the speaker demanding fair investigation into the case.

Member of Parliament Manish Jha informed that RSP called on the speaker to carry out full and fair investigation into the recent gold smuggling scam by utilising parliamentary rights provided by the parliamentary system and constitution.

Presenting the resolution motion of the party before the speaker, RSP lawmakers including party Chair Rabi Lamichhane demanded impartial and complete investigation into the gold scam.

'How was it possible to release such a big amount of gold from the airport at once? We hold the conviction that mature democratic practice should be adopted rather than demanding resignation of the minister(s) without complete investigation and disrupting the Parliament without giving a chance to speak up,' he said, adding, 'Being committed to the notion, we have registered the resolution motion.'

Parliamentarian Jha further said the resolution proposal having the signatures of all MPs of the party was registered at the Parliament Secretariat.

A version of this article appears in the print on July 27, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.