Annual policy and program passed by the House of Representatives amid opposition from the Congress

Kathmandu- The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) is taking place in spite of the obstruction by the major opposition Nepali Congress.

Speaker Devraj Ghimire went ahead with the House business despite protest by the NC lawmakers standing from their respective seats soon after the beginning of the meeting.

Congress is demanding the parliamentary probe committee to investigate into the cooperatives’ fund embezzlement case citing Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane involvement over there.

The government’s policies and programmes for the upcoming fiscal year 2081-82 BS (2024-25) have been endorsed. A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) today endorsed a proposal put forth by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ seeking the endorsement of the policies and programmes.

The Prime Minister proposed to the lower house to initiate discussions on the policies and the programmes for the fiscal year 2081-82 BS (2024-25) presented by the President before the joint sitting of both houses of the Federal Parliament on Tuesday, May 14.

Before the session passed the proposal, the Prime Minister responded to queries raised during the discussions on the fresh policies and programmes. The lower house shall meet again at 4:00 pm on May 28.