Lawmakers raise current issues in HoR meeting

Lawmakers have put up various current issues in today's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR).

CPN (UML) leader Surya Prasad Dhakal demanded that the people victimized by a fire at Narenapur in Banke district on April 21 be provided with reliefs and compensation. Many houses and properties worth over Rs 2.5 million were destroyed in the fire.

Hit Bahadur Tamang from the CPN (Maoist Centre) drew the attention of the government to address the demands by a farmer Shreeram Ghimire of Kakani Rural Municipality-2 in Nuwakot district, who is on a hunger strike at Bhugol Park in Kathmandu since a week putting forth a five-point demand relating to agriculture.

Nepali Congress Tejulal Chaudhary also sought reliefs and compensation from the government to the fire victims in Saptari constituency 4 some days ago. At least 14 houses were reduced to cinders and cattle killed in the blaze, he said.

Rastriya Swatantra Party's Manish Jha stressed the need for the authorities concerned to carry out a study and analysis on how the sky of our country is safe, referring to an aviation issue yesterday. India emphasized aviation safety after aviation accidents, he referred.

Independent lawmaker Amaresh Kumar Singh claimed misappropriation of money in the renewal of the license relating to telecommunication service providers and on the issue of whether or not the Nepal Stock Exchange should be privatized.