Kathmandu, June 21: Ishwar Pokharel of CPN-UML taking part during special time at the meeting of the House of Representative today spoke of the financial irregularities taking place at the Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation and Tribhuwan International Airport customs office.
He said Royal Nepal Airlines has developed as a centre for smugglers and privatisation is being carried out at a very low price at a time when the Public Accounts Committee is investigating the purchase or lease of new aircraft.
He requested the government not to dismiss employees who have been serving the corporation on contract basis for more than a decade.
Narayan Sharma Poudel of the Nepali Congress condemned the murder of NC worker Chandranarayan Yadav in Siraha district and demanded stern action against the guilty.
He demanded declaration of Rampur Agriculture Campus as an agriculture university since all the infrastructure has been set up. He also demanded river control, preservation of forests and an arrangements for irrigation in Chitwan.
Lilamani Pokharel of United People’s Forum drew the attention of the government to the plight of some 1,700 families displaced by the barrage erected along the Rapti river by India.
He also observed that Nepal’s sovereignty has been challenged through the erection of the barrage by India in disregard of international norms and practice that require seeking consent from the other party for any construction work within a distance of 8 km from the border.
Ramchandra Tiwari of Nepali Congress complained about fees being collected at highschools despite the policy of free education and about a policy of posting a peon and non-gazette second class staff member at every public school not being put into effect.
He demanded that the government increase salaries for the teachers in proportion to government employees.
Referring to a market close down in Biratnagar the other day at a call from the employees of Biratnagar Jute Mills following its close down since May 29, Bharat Mohan Adhikari of CPN-UML asked the government to make necessary arrangements for resumption of its operations in view of the resignation of its executive chairman which has been accepted.
Narayan Man Bijukchhe of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party drew the attention of the government to the dismissal of employees which is under consideration at Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation and demanded that a report submitted by technicians to HMG concerning erection of a barrage along the Rapti river be provided to the House.
Dil Bahadur Lama of Nepali Congress demanded an arrangement for bathing and lodging for devotee at Gosainkunda where a pilgrimage takes place twice a year.
He also suggested action against police personnel who fled from Jajarkot Panchakatiya and setting up of a separate entity in place of the National Investigation Department.
Pradeep Kumar Gyawali of CPN-UML accused the government of obstructing the developmental work of local bodies and said the local development amount has been frozen for Birgunj Municipality for political revenge instead of waiting for a report on alleged irregularities at the municipalities.
Narayan Singh Pun of Nepali Congress laid emphasis upon the mobilisation of a national security force, resistance at people’s level and setting up of a national planning and co-ordination committee at the centre as well as at regional level.
Chitra Bahadur K.C. of National People’s Forum urged that the political leader and MPs visit the Maoist affected areas instead of just speaking up in Parliament.
He termed the ban against the publication of Avichalit Weekly published from Birgunj as throttling of press freedom.
Dambar Singh Samba-hamphe of CPN-UML demanded that the government take action against the manpower company and its agents involved in despatching the dead body of another persons instead of that of Ram Bahadur Gurung of Panchthar Raniban-1 who died in Saudi Arabia.