Kathmandu, July 2 : The main opposition Nepali Congress has said that the sudden ending of the ongoing session of the federal parliament was unfortunate, as many important bills including the resolution to face the challenges brought about by Corona Virus and MCC were under consideration.

The main opposition was not consulted neither was any prior notice given, says a statement issued by NC spokesperson Biswa Prakash Sharma. “It is not only sad, but condemnable that the ill-effect of the dispute within the ruling party has impacted the parliament session.”

The entire parliament should have come up with a common approach and a better strategy to address the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed many and infected thousands in the country. But the hassled ending of the ongoing session shed lights on the government’s profound ignorance towards the situation.

“The Nepali Congress expresses its disagreement towards the hurried ending of the federal parliament session, as it questions the Prime Minister whether people’s life is more important or the politics of power,” adds the statement.(RSS)

KATHMANDU, June 26 : Nepali Congress (NC) Vice-President and Chief of the NC’s Central Policy, Research and Training Academy, Bimalendra Nidhi, said laws on citizenship should not be formulated by contradicting the constitution.

Addressing the virtual interaction organized by the Academy here Friday, Vice-President Nidhi asserted that the rules and laws should not counter the national charter.
He was referring to the NC’s differing views on the citizenship amendment bill according to which a foreign women married to Nepali men will have to wait for seven years to obtain naturalized citizenship.

On a different note, Nidhi said, “Nepali Congress and parliamentary party have decided to endorse the pact on MCC. It is now up to the government when it presents it in the parliament.”
Academy’s Executive Director Prof Purusottam Dahal shared that interaction lasted for five hours during which the NC’s district presidents had discussed COVID-19’s situation in the districts, MCC grant, border issues and the citizenship bills among other contemporary issues with the NC’s top leadership.RSS

KATHMANDU, June 26 : The major opposition Nepali Congress has drawn the government’s attention to immediately rescue the Nepalis stranded abroad for various reasons as expiry of visa and work permit.

Lawmaker in the House of Representatives and central member of the NC, Dr Dila Sangraula, submitted a memorandum and reminded him that the companies hiring Nepali workers could be pressed for assisting in repatriating them. If the companies providing job fail to assist, the concerned governments could be reached for the help to bring back the stranded Nepalis.
Dr Sangraula further reminded the Supreme Court interim order that government can utilize the foreign employment welfare fund for the rescue of the people in the foreign employment.
In addition to COVID-19 problem, some Nepalis are sick, injured, pregnant, and lactating mothers. So they must be paid immediate attention.

Lawmaker Sangraula further urged the government to see whether the employees were getting salary, allowances insurances before leaving the job stations. She also opined to manage free of cost quarantine facilities to those who cannot bear by themselves after arriving in Nepal.
The government is also asked to see whether migrant workers were getting foods, treatment and other basic facilities abroad. The respective embassies should study it, according to her.
Earlier, a proposal of public importance was registered in the parliament by lawmaker Gagan Thapa and was seconded by Prakash Snehi and Sangraula. Sangraula also reminded that they had met with Labour Minister in this regard two times before.RSS

KATHMANDU, May 21: The Nepali Congress has said its attention was drawn towards the government’s decision to withhold, for the time being, the social security allowance given to the helpless, the people with disabilities and the single women.

Chief Whip of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party, Bal Krishna Khand, has, through a press release on Wednesday, drawn the attention of the government to immediately correct its decision as the Constitution itself maintained that the helpless, people with disabilities and single women should not be deprived of the social security.

The main opposition party said to suspend the social security allowance at a time these people are suffering due to the adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic was an inhumane act.RSS, File Photo

KATHMANDU, July 6: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has advised the government to withdraw the recent decision of the Council of Ministers to revoke decisions about political appointments made by the erstwhile government led by party president Sher Bahadur Deuba.

The Cabinet meeting last Wednesday decided to cancel political appointments dating back to the Deuba government.

Demanding a time on the onset of a meeting of the National Assembly (NA) today, party lawmaker Jitendra Narayan Dev said the government activities seemed capable of triggering the politics of confrontation with the main opposition. He went on to say that such move was not a nice gesture for democracy, urging the incumbent government headed by Nepal Communist Party (NCP) not to rescind political appointments made by the Deuba government just for ‘political revenge’.

He took the moment to call on the government to memorize the culture of cooperation promoted by Pushpalal Shrestha and Madan Bhandari, the veteran communist leaders, and to give up arrogance and overcome the problem of pride, adding that the politics of confrontation would do good for none else. RSS

KATHMANDU, July 3: The Nepali Congress has urged the government to forward effective rescue and relief of the landslide victims immediately.

The party also asked the government to save the life of landslide and flood victims.
Issuing a press release on Tuesday, the NC asked the government to make arrangement of food, clothes, utensils and temporary shelter for the victim families in this sensitive hour of natural disaster.

The NC extended tribute to those, who lost their lives in flood and landslide, and expressed condolence towards the bereaved families. Similarly, the party also wished for speedy recovery of those injured in incidents of natural disaster.

The press release also drew the government’s attention towards reconstruction of physical infrastructures like –roads, schools and bridges, damaged by the landslide and flood.

The landslide, flood and inundation following the incessant rainfall since past few days across the country have also destroyed a huge amount of property.

Around 20 people of Kailali, Banke, Sindhuli, Rolpa, Chitwan, Parsa, Mahottari, and Sunsari districts lost their lives in the incidents of natural disaster.

Chief Secretary at the NC Central Office, Krishna Prasad Poudel, through the press release expressed sorrow over the incidents of inundation of thousands of hectares of fertile land as well as obstruction of transport service due to landside and flood.

The NC also directed its sister organizations, well wishers and cadres to make arrangement of rescue, relief and accommodation for the landslide and flood victims as well as to involve in relocating the people of disaster-risk areas to safer places. RSS

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: The major ruling party, Nepali Congress, has finalized its candidates to contest in the House of Representatives and State Assemblies elections taking place in 32 districts on November 26.

NC central committee member Dr Prakash Sran Mahat told media persons on Saturday that that the party decided on the candidates in line with the electoral alliance it reached with the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal, the Naya Shakti Nepal, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and the RPP(Democratic).

The NC’s top leaders including senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel had held discussions at the Prime Minister’s residence at Baluwatar until Saturday evening to finalize the candidates from the party.

According to the source, Naya Shakti Nepal which has entered into an electoral alliance with the Congress has been offered two electoral constituencies while the RPP (Democratic) has been allocated only one constituency.

As per this, the Naya Shakti Nepal will field its candidates from Gorkha constituency-2 and Rasuwa and the NC will support these candidates. Similarly, the RPP (Democratic) will field its chairman Pashupati Shumser Rana from Sindhupalchok constituency-2 with the support of NC.

RPP and the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal will however field their candidacies for the State Assembly elections only. RSS