Kathmandu, March 17 : Lawmakers of Rastriya Janata Party (RJP)-Nepal today
obstructed the House proceedings, demanding the release of the report prepared
by the commission formed under coordination of former justice of the Supreme
Court, Girish Chandra Lal to carry out investigation into the alleged cases of
human rights violations during the Madhes movements.
The
RJP-Nepal lawmakers, shortly after the commencement of the House of
Representative’s session, stood from their respective seats as a gesture of
protest. They said they would not allow the House to operate until the report
was made public.
Demanding
time from the Speaker, RJP-Nepal lawmaker Laxman Lal Karna said,” the report on
the study about movements held in several times in Madhes and other issues
concerning the human rights was yet to be unveiled by the government and in the context Resham Chaudhary has been
already in police detention.”
The
erstwhile Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur- led government on
September 18, 2016, had formed the commission under coordination of the SC
former judge to probe 'atrocities' occurred during the Tharuhat and Madhes agitation. As the party
said, the commission submitted its report to the government on February 12, 2018.
In
response, Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara
said that the government's attention was drawn towards the issue and the
government was serious towards that end.
Following
this, the HoR meeting was put off for 10 minutes.
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