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Nepali Congress boycotts Province 5 assembly meeting

Butwal, June 18

The main opposition party Nepali Congress’ Province 5 unit has boycotted the day’s meeting of the provincial assembly expressing dissatisfaction over the government’s budget.

Nepali Congress lawmakers stood up as the meeting was about to begin and began their protest. Lawmaker Dilli Chaudhary told the House that the budget reeked of bias.

Despite frequent request from Speaker Purna Bahadur Gharti, Congress lawmakers boycotted the meeting. Nepali Congress whip Nirmala Chhetri said that the opposition would not attend the meeting till its demands were addressed.

“The budget is biased. A huge amount of money has been allocated to some sectors and virtually nothing has been allocated to other important sectors. Development of all sectors is impossible without allocating the right budget to the right sector. This is not acceptable.”

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