RSP decides to continue protest in Parliament
The Parliamentary Party meeting of the Rastriya Swatantra Party concluded in Bhairahawa on Wednesday with a review of the current session of the Parliament, cooling-off period, and the work of constitutional bodies.
Attended by 15 lawmakers including party's Acting Chair DP Aryal, the meeting discussed the visit VISA scam among other issues that the party has been raising in the Parliament, said party Chief Whip Santosh Pariyar.
“The interference of the executive and other parties in the legislature including those related to the cooling-off period in the civil service bill led the RSP to establish the people's issues in the Parliament.”
Pariyar also said that the RSP is serious about the concerns of tourism entrepreneurs in Lumbini and will raise the issue, including the operation of the Bhairahawa international airport, in the Parliament .
He said that the agitation would become broader in scope, saying that they would continue the protest in the Parliament against corruption.
Indra Baniya elected NC PP leader of Bagmati Province
Indra Baniya has been elected the Parliamentary Party Leader of Nepali Congress in Bagmati Province Assembly .
In the election held today Baniya defeated Chief Minister Bahadur Singh Lama by receiving 22 votes against 14 votes. According to the election committee, one vote was invalid.
A total of 37 Province Assembly members participated in the voting.
It may be noted that during the previous election held for the same post between Baniya and Lama, Lama defeated Baniya by five votes.
Lama garnered 21 votes while Baniya secured 16 votes.
Finance Ministry forms taskforce for formulation of law on budget discipline
The Ministry of Finance has formed a taskforce for the formulation of a law to help improve budget discipline in the country.
Chief of Fiscal Federalism Coordination Division under the Ministry of Finance, Mahesh Baral has been assigned the coordinator of the taskforce, said the Secretariat of the Minister of Finance.
Other members in the taskforce include Under Secretary in the MoF Budget Formulation Division, Under Secretary in the Legal and Judgement Execution Division and former Joint Secretary Nirmal Hari Adhiakri as a theme expert while Under Secretary of the Fiscal Federalism Division has been entrusted as member-secretary of the taskforce.
It may be noted that point number 359 of the budget speech of the current fiscal year has stated to maintain allocation efficiency and increase efficiency of public financial management, enhance the outcomes of public spending through budget discipline and consolidate cash flow management for maintaining balance in the Federal Reserve Fund.
Likewise, it has also specified provisions to utilize the public borrowing in the productive sector in a sustainable manner, and execute the public financial management strategy.
The point number 371 of the budget speech has mentioned about the formulation of a law to consolidate budget discipline at federal, provincial and local levels as per the constitution.
The MoF has formed a taskforce to implement the arrangements specified in the budget speech.
Madhesh water crisis: Power for irrigation to cost only Rs 3 per unit
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the electricity tariff for irrigation has been fixed at only Rs 3 per unit.
Taking to his social media today, the Prime Minister has also said that 500 deep borings are being dug in the drought-stricken Madhes Province.
“The work of digging 500 deep borings has started in the Tarai. Farmers will be charged only Rs 3 per unit of electricity for irrigation,” Prime Minister Oli has noted.
