Lawmaker Hridayaram Thani has said government and political parties have an important role to make the debate on budget meaningful.
Taking part in the deliberations on the appropriation bill, 2080 in the meeting of the House of Representatives on Thursday, lawmaker Thani argued that lawmakers' interest in the parliamentary discussion on budget issues was declining because the questions raised during the discussion are not addressed.
"Many lawmakers are absent today- only empty seats. Although we discuss, nothing is changed in the budget," he said, wondering why lawmakers are losing interest in debating the budget.
The government and political parties should play their roles to garner the trust of members of the House of Representatives.
Lawmaker Sher Bahadur Kunwar viewed budget making had to be participatory with the role of lawmakers. "Demands put forth by lawmakers are demands raised by people. In this regard, the government failed," he commented.
Moreover, lawmaker Manbir Rai said the minister's absence in the budget discussion is a grave disregard for the parliament. Not only the opposition but also the lawmakers from the ruling parties were discriminated against in budget appropriation, he blamed.
"Many issues relating to the forest are incorporated under the federal ministry," he said, asking," What's the role of the province and local level if all things are concentrated in the center?"
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