Communist Party Criticizes Prime Minister Balen Shah's Actions and Statements
Summary
The Nepali Communist Party has criticized Prime Minister Balen Shah over his style of work, controversial remarks, and failure to appear in parliament for question time. Lawmaker Gopal Sharma also objected to tax increases, police raids on business figures, and the handling of a violent incident in Sunsari.
Key Points
- NCP lawmaker Gopal Sharma accused Prime Minister Balen Shah of ignoring parliament and failing to answer lawmakers’ questions for more than four months.
- Sharma demanded that the Speaker remove some of the Prime Minister’s recent controversial statements from the parliamentary record.
- He criticized tax increases on electricity tariffs and questioned police raids on the homes and offices of businessmen Devanara and Prakash Mundada.
- Sharma rejected the description of the Sunsari violence as a religious riot and said it was the result of state force.
