KATHMANDU, JULY 18
National Assembly members have demanded management of waste in Kathmandu valley soon.
In a session of the Upper House today, CPN (Unified Socialist)'s Gomadevi Timilsina said, "The streets in Kathmandu have turned almost unwalkable due to piles of waste."
The report of the outbreak of cholera is creating panic. When will Kathmandu folks be free from the constant struggle for waste management," she questioned.
She advised that the government could use a machine manufactured in Hetauda to segregate waste.
Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal's Pramila Kumari said the provision of inclusion guaranteed by the constitution was yet to be brought into practice.
Shekhar Kumar Singh of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party urged the House not to delay endorsement of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
Dil Kumari Rawal of the CPN- UML accused the government of not being serious about people's issues and urged political leaders to rise above personal and partisan interests.
CPN-Maoist Centre's Suresh Alemagar drew the government's attention to the problems facing Nepalis in the British Gurkha force.
CPN (Unified Socialist)'s Rajendra Laxmi Gaire asked the government to monitor the market to control skyrocketing prices, while CPN-Maoist Centre's Nar Bahadur demanded investigation into the rumour that 'M Adhikari' and Nepal Rastra Bank's governor Maha Prasad Adhikari are the same person.
Anita Devkota demanded a proper space for women in the upcoming election.
A version of this article appears in the print on July 19, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.