National Assembly Members Urge Government Action on Communal Violence, Price Hikes, and Essential Services
Summary
National Assembly members have urged the government to act against communal violence, ease shortages of essential goods, and address rising prices, poor services, and public insecurity. Lawmakers also raised concerns over healthcare gaps, squatters, caste-based untouchability, and the struggles of Nepalis for basic necessities.
Key Points
- National Assembly members pressed the government to restore peace and order and take action against those behind recent communal violence in Surkhet, Madhesh, and other areas.
- Lawmakers raised concerns over rising prices of cooking gas and shortages of essential goods, calling for stronger action to protect daily life and basic rights.
- Several MPs criticized weak public services, including healthcare shortages, lack of treatment access, missing iron tablets for mothers, and inadequate eye hospitals outside Kathmandu.
- Other concerns included unmanaged squatters, fertilizer shortages, youth migration, caste-based untouchability, and problems in child reform centers.
