Speaker fails to set House in order
Speaker fails to set House in order Lawmakers scuffle as Mahara asks minister to present controversial bill Lawmakers from ruling and opposition parties today scuffled in the parliament leading to adjournment of the proceeding, as both sides remained firm on their stands on the National Education Medical Bill and the government’s decision to scrap two hospitals named after two former prime ministers. The situation came to such a sorry pass, with lawmakers using foul language, that speaker Krishna bahadur Mahara head to announce the adjournment of the House till Friday through a notice on the notice board. The speaker had earlier adjourned the House twice, for 15 minutes each. Chief Whip of the ruling Nepal Communist Part(NCP) Dev Prasad Gurung said Nepali Congress lawmakers didn’t even allow the speaker to enter the House chamber from his office. “NC lawmakers staged a sit in at the entrance of the chamber and even used foul language agains...