CPN UML Demands Parliamentary Special Committee for Disaster Relief
Summary
CPN UML has decided to demand a parliamentary special committee to monitor post-disaster rescue and relief efforts and coordinate government action. The party also pledged to donate 15 days of MPs’ salaries to the relief fund after deadly floods and landslides.
Key Points
- CPN UML will ask parliament to form a special committee for on-site monitoring and supervision of disaster response.
- The party said rescue efforts after the floods were ineffective and criticized delays in recovering bodies and helping the missing.
- UML MPs will deposit 15 days of their salary into the relief fund.
- The meeting expressed condolences to victims and called for speedy recovery of the injured and missing.
