Members in the House of Representatives (HoR) have expressed their concerns over the apathy of government bodies to control corruption and irregularities pervasive nationwide.
Speaking at a special hour of the Parliament (HoR) session Monday, they said most of government bodies had failed to deliver results as per the public expectation.
Sher Bahadur Tamang said peoples' aspirations for economic progress would remain unmet until government office-bearers became responsible to their posts and duties. He demanded that property details of the persons holding the public posts be made public and this must be guaranteed by laws.
Bharat Kumar Shah vented his ire at the transfer of project chief having significant contributions to the work progress on the under-construction Gautam Buddha Airport, Bhairahawa. He added that the decision will hamper the progress of the project delaying it.
It may be noted that the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal few days ago transferred project chief the airport, Om Sharma to the Nijgadh Airport, Bara.
Pampha Bhusal, Durga Poudel and Umakant Chaudhary said a burden of tax imposed unilaterally on people would increase people's sufferings while Pramod Shah expressed his dissatisfaction over frequent rise in the prices of petroleum products.
Narayan Prasad Khatiwada drew the attention of bodies concerned to reopen the Pasang Lhamu Highway that has remained closed since the past few days, following flood and landslide.
Lal Bahadur Thapa demanded the government for ensuring relief assistance and compensation for the people of Bajura and Bajhang affected by the incidents of natural disasters caused by monsoon rains.
In the meeting, Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara said his attention was also drawn to the tax issue and other issues concerning farmers.
