NC to enable its opposition role: President Deuba

Lumbini: Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the role of opposition will be made further effective in the parliament.

Realizing that NC’s role has not remained effective in the parliament, Deuba pledged to enable NC’s opposition role in the coming days. President Deuba said this while unveiling the bust of the late NC leader Prithviraj Kandel and inaugurating the bus park constructed in his name at Maheshpur of Palhinandan Rural Municipality of Nawalparasi-West.

The bus park was named in memory of Kandel, the father of the former Minister of State for Home Affairs and central member of the Nepali Congress, Devendaraj Kandel. Late Kandel was elected the Member of Parliament from Palhimaj East Constituency No. 57 in 2015 BS general election.

Addressing the same event, the President of the Janata Pragatisheel Party HridayashTripathi said the Civil Service Act should be passed immediately. He also argued there should be consent of the Madhesi people while planning and executing any activity along the Nepal-India border area.

Member of Parliament from Nawalparasi-1, Binod Chaudhary stressed the need for all parties’ unity for the sake of development of the district.

Before this, President Deuba had interacted with party leaders and cadres. On the occasion, leader Deuba claimed none can defeat his party and its ideology but all leaders and cadres should work with high enthusiasm to strengthen the party.