Month: April 2021

  • PM Oli claims ‘extraordinary performance’, blames Speaker Sapkota for MCC delay

    PM Oli claims ‘extraordinary performance’, blames Speaker Sapkota for MCC delay

    Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s address to the nation on the occasion of the New Year 2078 BS was full of political agenda.

    His speech, broadcast live on the state-owned Nepal Television on Wednesday morning, mainly had two major points. He said the government’s performance in the past year was extraordinary despite several challenges and then blamed House of Representatives Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota for the delay in endorsing the controversial Millennium Challenge Corporation grant agreement signed with the US government in 2017.

    The prime minister said the government made roads at the rate of five km per day that year whereas 12 houses were made every day in the country.

    Oli claimed works done by his government made people hopeful about the future but complained other forces tried to reverse that forcefully.

    Then, he presented the MCC grant as a major tool of national development and expressed dissatisfaction that it has not been tabled in the House yet for its endorsement. He, nonetheless, did not mention the name of Speaker Sapkota.

    “We have tabled that in parliament and are demanding the House put it to vote for a decision,” he said, “Noone has a right to not present it for a decision once the government forwards it.”

     

  • Rawal seeks PM’s explanation for not using Nepal’s latest map

    Rawal seeks PM’s explanation for not using Nepal’s latest map

    KATHMANDU: Influential leader of ruling CPN-UML’s disgruntled faction, Dr. Bhim Rawal, has urged Prime Minister and party Chairman KP Oli to explain why the government has not been using the Nepal’s map with Limpiyadhura officially.

    Commenting on the use of erroneous map of Nepal in the medals and emblems distributed by President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Dr. Rawal, on his social media twitter, demanded the government’s clarification for doing so.

    “The prime minister should respond immediately the intention of not including Limpiyadhura, Lipulek and Kalapani areas of Darchula district in the map of Nepal,” he said, asking, “Is this avoided deliberately as per the PM’s agreement the foreign spies made during the latest visit at Baluwatar?” Source:Khabarhub

     

  • NC leader Gagan Thapa invites PM Oli to HoR

    NC leader Gagan Thapa invites PM Oli to HoR

    KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Gagan Thapa has challenged Prime Minister KP Oli to be present at the House of Representatives (HoR), in today’s meeting of the Parliament.

    Thapa extended the invitation in order to discuss and debate on the works completed by the government in its three years of governance.

    He said, “I invite you to the HoR to hold a debate session based on facts and statistics.”

    Prime Minister KP Oli was scheduled to present the annual reports of Madhesi Commission and Tharu Commission of the fiscal year 2076/77 in the meeting.

    Meanwhile, the HoR meeting also passed the condolence motion on the demise of former Minister of State for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Aishwarya Lal Pradhananga who passed away at the age of 96 on April 2.