House rejects oppn bid against two Ordinances

BY RITU RAJ SUBEDI

Kathmandu, August 7: The House of Representatives today rejected with a majority vote two opposition lawmakers’ proposals for the denial of the introduction of the two ordinances amidst boycotting and shouting, thus paving the way for the discussions on them in the Parliament.

All the ruling Nepali Congress MPs joined their voices to reject the proposal of Rastriya Prajatantra Party’s MP Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani for the disapproval of the Armed Police Force Ordinance-2057 and the proposal of MP of United People’s Front, Lila Mani Pokharel for the denial of introduction of the Local Administration (Fourth Amendment) 2057 in the Parliament for the discussion over it. However, MP Pokharel, did not put his proposal of denial and did not take part in the discussion.

With the refusal of proposals of the opposition MPs, the government has to introduce the ordinances in the form of Bills and get them passed through the Parliament to give a permanent legal status to the ordinances.

The ordinances, which the government had introduced just two days ago of the 19th session of the Parliament, could not be passed since the whole procedure of the 19th session of the House remained stalled after all opposition parties boycotted and blocked the House meet then. .

The government had introduced the Ordinances to maintain law and order situation in the country, which was under deterioration after the inception of the Maoist insurgency six years ago.

The main Opposition party CPN-UML, however, walked out today’s meeting citing that the ordinances were against the spirit of the Constitution and the parliamentary system.

MPs of National People’s Front Nepal, United People’s Front-Nepal and Nepal Peasant and Workers Party went to the well and shouted the slogans against the ordinances about more than half an hour hampering the proceedings of the meeting. However, they were stopped from going to the rostrum by the marshals.

Afterwards, the MPs of the Rastriya Pajatantra Party also joined the lawmakers from the Opposition bench in chanting anti-ordinance slogans. Meanwhile, the Nepal Sadbhawana Party remained seated despite their strong protest against the ordinances.

Before leaving the House meet, UML MP Subash Nemwang said that the Ordinaces were brought only in the exceptional cases to solve problem of temporary nature. However, the present ordinances are introduced to resolve the problem of security, which has become completely constant problem of the country.

"They could not solve the present deteriorating condition of law and order," Nemwang said, adding, "The ordinances have attacked the spirit of the Parliamentary Democracy and the Constitution."

RPP MP Prakash Chandra Lohani said that the government has brought the ordinances in a undemocratic way. He said it was due to the rampant corruption and injustices that provided a fertile land for Maoist insurgency in the country.

MP Hridayash Tripathi said that the ordinances were brought by bypassing the parliament. Lilamani Pokharel said that the ordinances would push the country to the direction of civil war. "They will further distance the the possibility of talks with Maoists."

Chitra Bahadur KC and Narayan Man Bijukuchhe said that the ordinances were brought to suppress the people and they violated the rights of the people.

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