Speaker draws attention of lawmakers to their low attendance

KATHMANDU, May 25: Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has drawn the attention of the House of Representatives to the low attendance of lawmakers in the House sessions.

The Speaker raised this issue in the meeting of the House of Representatives on Friday as the parliament continues discussions on the government’s policies and programs.

He said that some newspapers have brought out the topic of lawmakers’ low attendance in the parliamentary deliberations.

He also called for the government’s representative to be present in time in the House of Representatives whenever it is having discussions, adding that the presence of the government’s representative has been felt in starting today’s House session in time.

He also drew the attention of the MPs putting their views on the policies and programs to do so within the fixed time. RSS