Kathmandu, December 2
Lawmakers vented ire after Minister for Water Supply Bina Magar failed to show up at a meeting of the Development and Technology Committee of Parliament on Sunday.
The Committee had called the meeting to review the progress made by Melamchi Water Supply Project.
Member of the Committee and Former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal says the minister skipping the significant meeting is sad. Lawmaker Rajendra Rai also echoed him.
Minister Magar had sent the Ministry’s Secretary Gajendra Thakur to the meeting. Though Thakur was present, he also refused to speak and directed Executive Director of the Project, Surya Lal Kandel, to give a presentation.
Kandel, on his part, said the project would be complete within next two months.
The lawmakers, however, criticised him arguing he failed to present convincing bases to support his claim.
