KATHMANDU, JUNE 9
The CPN (Maoist Centre) has urged Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak to resign in order to facilitate an 'impartial' investigation into the visit visa scandal.
During a National Assembly meeting today, Maoist Centre lawmaker Suresh Ale Magar requested time to argue that a fair investigation into the scandal would be compromised if the Home Minister remained in office, particularly as officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs have been implicated.
"We do not believe the Home Minister is personally responsible for any misconduct, but he should resign on moral grounds to ensure an independent and uninfluenced investigation," Ale Magar stated.
He also questioned the rationale behind assigning an official-previously accused in multiple scams-to a position of responsibility within immigration.
Speaking during zero hour, Krishna Prasad Paudel expressed concern over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in India, emphasizing the need to bolster surveillance and testing along the Nepal-India border.
Goma Devi Timilsina called on the government to prioritize launching public awareness campaigns about COVID-19.
Meanwhile, Sonam Gyaljen Sherpa urged the government to deliver prompt relief to individuals displaced by natural disasters in Thame, Solukhumbu district.
Similarly, lawmakers Jagat Bahadur Parki, Nara Bahadur Bista, Narayan Dutta Mishra, Bhuwan Bahadur Sunar, Madan Kumari Shah (Garima), Yubaraj Sharma, and Rajendra Laxmi Gaire raised various contemporary issues, drawing the government's attention.
