MP Ashika Tamang Protests, Walks Out of Parliament Meeting
Summary
Rashtriya Swatantra Party MP Ashika Tamang walked out of the House of Representatives meeting after saying Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal’s response on bringing back Santosh Rai’s body from Cambodia was unsatisfactory. She accused the government and the Foreign Ministry of delaying the repatriation process.
Key Points
- Ashika Tamang boycotted Tuesday’s House of Representatives meeting after disagreeing with Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal’s reply.
- She said the government was not taking seriously the return of Santosh Rai’s body from Cambodia, 37 days after his death.
- Tamang claimed the process was stalled because the Foreign Ministry had not prepared the necessary procedures.
- Speaker Dolprasad Aryal had earlier directed the Foreign Ministry to respond to her question within three days.
