NA session: Lawmakers voice various issues including reducing number of local levels

KATHMANDU: Lawmakers speaking at the meeting of the National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament, today spoke on various topics of public concern, including the need to reduce the number of local units in the country.

The lawmakers drew the government's attention to the urgency of addressing issues at child correction homes, and they also called for adequate preparations for the upcoming monsoon.

Airing his views during the zero hour of the NA session, Krishna Bahadur Rokaya said that the number of child correction homes across the country is just nine and that they are overcrowded, causing numerous issues in the proper management of such facilities. He noted that Karnali Province has no such facility. Overcrowding and the lack of proper facilities for sanitation, toilets, education, counselling and other basic requirements are among the challenges, he added, urging the government to implement reform measures.

Ghanashyam Rijal urged the government to be fully prepared for the potential consequences of the above-average rains forecast for this monsoon.

Puja Chaudhary underlined the need to intervene in the alleged activities of 'fake' medical professionals in Rautahat. "A woman lost her life due to an illegal surgery by fake medical professionals in the district," she said, demanding legal intervention in the offence.

Rukmini Koirala called for the effective implementation of the fundamental right by proposing to downsize the number of local levels from the existing 753 to 553, while Bishnu Kumari Sapkota demanded that the government promote local products and secure a better market for them.

Shree Krishna Prasad Adhikari and Bishnu Bahadur Bishwakarma urged the Home Minister to resign from the post on moral grounds, paving the way for an impartial investigation into the visit visa scam.

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