Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal has issued a ruling directing Prime Minister Balendra Shah to present himself in the House of Representatives to answer questions raised by parliament members.
Speaker’s Instruction to the Prime Minister
During meeting of House of Representatives on Monday, Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal instructed Prime Minister Balendra Shah to attend the parliament session. This direction came after lawmakers complained that government was ignoring their questions on contemporary issues and the working style of the state.
Rules of the House of Representatives
Speaker Aryal directed the Prime Minister to answer the queries as per Rule 56, 57, 58, and 59 of the House of Representatives Regulations. In the meeting, the Speaker said that he is ruling Prime Minister to giving answers to the questions raised by the honorable members of parliament.
According to the regulations, Rule 56 has provision for direct question and answer session with the Prime Minister. Similarly, Rule 57 to 59 are about the notice of questions, their dignity, and the overall process of giving replies in the house.
Objections by Lawmakers
Recently, lawmakers in parliament was raising continuous objections, saying that no answers were coming from the government side. Because of this issue, the Speaker had to issue a formal ruling in the parliament session on Monday.
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