The budget session of the Legislature Parliament saw obstruction as soon as it started Monday.

Four lawmakers from smaller parties left their seats and came to the rostrum, chanting slogans even before speaker Subash Nemwang started reading out the letter from the President, informing about the start of the 10th session.

Four lawmakers – three from fringe parties and one independent – chant slogans to obstruct the House as the budget session starts, on Monday, 02 May 2011. nepalnews.com
The lawmakers – Bishendra Paswan of Dalit Janajati Party, Rukmini Chaudhary of Sanghiya Loktantrik Manch, Buddha Ratna Manandhar of Newa Rastriya Party and independent lawmaker Sadrul Miya Haq – came to the rostrum, insisting not to allow the House to proceed despite the speaker’s ruling that they could not obstruct the proceeding even before it started formally, but the agitating lawmakers did not stop.

Amidst their protest, Nemwang announced the House adjourned until May 8.

Earlier, the four lawmakers had blocked consecutive House sittings as well as the meetings of the Constitutional Committee (CC) demanding guarantee of the rights of marginalised communities including indigenous groups, Dalits and Muslims in the upcoming constitution. nepalnews.com