Leader Bhattarai urges Mayor Balen not to make provocative statements

KATHMANDU: CPN-UML lawmaker Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai has urged Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah not to make provocative statements towards political leadership.

During the special time in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, leader Bhattarai objected to Mayor Shah mocking the jail life of leaders of political parties, who were responsible for bringing about epoch-making political change in the country.

“We are ready to support the KMC mayor. CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli-led government had supported the waste management of Kathmandu Valley,” he said.

Indicating to Mayor Shah, lawmaker Bhattarai underlined, “What is your plan to make Kathmandu more beautiful. Let’s work together. I urge you not to carry out disorderly activities.”

He expressed the belief that a parliamentary probe committee formed to investigate the cooperative fraud would present a clear concept regarding policy-level problems of cooperatives, adding the UML was ready for investigation into all scams.

“Our party and party chairperson were accused in a premeditated manner on the Giribandhu issue,” the lawmaker expressed, stating that many issues related to the people could not be raised due to House obstruction by the Nepali Congress.