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Lamichhane urges RSP lawmakers to uphold parliamentary decorum

From Kathmandu Post · () English

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  • Rastriya Swatantra Party chair Rabi Lamichhane urged lawmakers to maintain parliamentary decorum and avoid criticizing opposition parties.
  • Lamichhane announced that Prime Minister Balendra Shah, who is also the RSP's parliamentary party leader, will attend the next party meeting.
  • Lawmakers were instructed to bring party-related concerns directly to Lamichhane for handling through the party secretariat.

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane has called on the party's lawmakers to uphold parliamentary decorum and exercise restraint within the House. During a party meeting on Wednesday, Lamichhane advised against criticizing opposition parties, emphasizing that they are fulfilling their designated role.

Donโ€™t criticise the opposition parties. They are doing their job as the opposition.

โ€” Rabi LamichhaneRabi Lamichhane's advice to party lawmakers regarding their conduct towards opposition parties.

Lamichhane also informed the lawmakers that Prime Minister Balendra Shah, who leads the RSP's parliamentary party, will attend the upcoming meeting. "The prime minister will attend the next parliamentary party meeting. I have spoken to him about it," Lamichhane stated, adding that the meeting would be held in the leader's presence. He noted that the current meeting was an informal gathering of lawmakers and ministers.

The prime minister will attend the next parliamentary party meeting. I have spoken to him about it. The next meeting will be held in the presence of the parliamentary party leader.

โ€” Rabi LamichhaneRabi Lamichhane's announcement about Prime Minister Balendra Shah's attendance at the next RSP parliamentary party meeting.

Furthermore, Lamichhane instructed party members to direct any party-related concerns to him personally. "Tell me about party matters. I will also handle them through the party secretariat," he said. The meeting also coincided with a delay in the House of Representatives session, which was scheduled for 1 p.m. but began shortly before the reporting time.

Tell me about party matters. I will also handle them through the party secretariat.

โ€” Rabi LamichhaneRabi Lamichhane's instruction to lawmakers on how to raise party-related concerns.
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