{"id":50794,"date":"2026-07-06T16:35:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=50794"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:50:03","slug":"hor-meeting-lawmakers-urge-timely-payments-to-dairy-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/hor-meeting-lawmakers-urge-timely-payments-to-dairy-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"HoR meeting: Lawmakers urge timely payments to dairy farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kathmandu, July 6: Members of Parliament (MPs) in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) raised a range of public concerns including ensuring timely payments to dairy farmers.
\nThey also drew the attention of the government on issues such as road safety on the Karnali Highway, healthcare services, disaster risks and consumer protection among others.<\/p>\n

Speaking during the Zero Hour of the today’s session, lawmaker Madhu Kumar Chaulagain of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) urged the government to implement the investigation report on alleged irregularities at the Dairy Development Corporation (DDC).<\/p>\n

He also called on the government to ensure that dairy farmers receive payments on time.
\nOther lawmaker from the ruling RSP, Basu Maya Tamang, called for action against consumer fraud, saying many households were receiving under-filed cooking gas cylinders.
\nSimilarly, another RSP lawmaker Bidushi Rana urged the government to improve telecommunications services in remote areas of Karnali Province.<\/p>\n

RSP lawmaker Bina Gurung demanded that Ghandruk be developed as an international tourist destination. Buddha Ratna Maharjan of the same party highlighted the recurring transport disruptions caused by landslides and poor road conditions in Bagmati rural municipality of Lalitpur district.
\nVoicing his view from the same party, Bharat Prasad Parajuli, called on the government to expedite the process of providing land ownership certificates for landless people.<\/p>\n

RSP’s Madhav Bahadur Thapa expressed his concerns that shortages of medical supplies in public hospitals were affecting treatment services while Raj Kishor Mahato Koiri from the same party echoed similar concerns as Thapa and apprised that Lower House that shortages of cancer medicines had affected thousands of patients across the country.<\/p>\n

Another RSP’s parliamentarian Ranju Neupane raised concerns over recurrent monsoon flooding in Kathmandu constituency no. 1, while Lawmakers from opposition parties such as Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML also brought to the fore a host of contemporary national issues and demanded prompt action on the part of the government to address them.<\/p>\n

Towards this, NC lawmaker Bharat Bahadur Khadka drew attention to delays in rebuilding homes for survivors of the Jajarkot earthquake.<\/p>\n

Fellow NC lawmaker Man Maya BK emphasized the urgency for stronger measures to end violence and discrimination against the Dalit community.<\/p>\n

Also, airing the views from the same party, lawmaker Mohan Acharya alleged that communities affected by an under-construction hydropower project in Rasuwa district had not received the benefits they were promised.<\/p>\n

Likewise, CPN-UML lawmaker Rajendra Kumar Rai mentioned that around 7,000 dairy farmers in Dhankuta district were yet to receive payment for the milk they had supplied to the state-owned corporation.
\nAnother lawmaker from the UML, Ringala Yadav, said that the government should not overlook the contribution of residents of Susta in safeguarding Nepal’s territorial integrity.
\nOther lawmakers expressing their views in the Zero Hour included Ramesh Prasai, Mohanlal Acharya, Dr Firdaush Alam, Reena Upreti (KC), Rukmini Devi Koirala , Renuka Kauncha and Bhumika Shrestha among others also drew the attention of the government towards various local and national issues.
\nEmergency Hour<\/p>\n

Likewise, MPs representing Karnali Province in today’s HoR meeting univocally urged the government to intensify the search for a passenger bus that plunged into the Karnali River in Dailekh district five days ago.<\/p>\n

During the Emergency Hour, they pressed the government to prioritize the upgrading of the Karnali Highway and devise a comprehensive plan to reduce the growing number of road accidents.
\nMPs elected from various constituencies in the Province expressed deep concern over the frequent road accidents along the Highway.<\/p>\n

Towards this, NC Chief Whip Basana Thapa said that it was unfortunate that authorities were unable to determine what happened to the passenger bus travelling from Surkhet district to Kalikot district, despite five days of search efforts.<\/p>\n

She further said, “This is not a new tragedy for us. Blood is being spilled on Karnali’s roads almost every day.”<\/p>\n

According to her, the roads in Karnali Province have virtually ceased to be roads. “Every journey forces people to risk their lives. How long should the citizens endure this?” she questioned the government.
\nAnother lawmaker from the same party, Khadga Shahi, demanded the government to inform Parliament about the latest developments in the search operation for the missing passenger bus.<\/p>\n

Likewise, CPN (UML)’s Yashuda Kumari Baral pointed out the need for a special programme to upgrade the Karnali Highway and curb road accidents.
\nRastriya Prajatantra Party’s lawmaker Gyan Bahadur Shahi asserted that it was astounding that neither the bus nor its passengers had been found five days after the vehicle plunged into the Karnali River in Dailekh district.<\/p>\n

He also demanded action against those responsible for any negligence. Lawmaker from the ruling RSP, Ramesh Kumar Sapkota, voiced similar concern over the rising number of accidents on the Karnali Highway. He demanded a prompt probe into whether the road meets the required construction and safety standards.<\/p>\n

It may be noted that a passenger bus with registration number Karnali Province 02-001 Kha 1055, travelling from Surkhet to Kalikot, had veered off the road at around 11:30 am in Sangetada, ward no. 7 of Chamundabindrasaini municipality in Dailekh district and plunged into the Karnali River five days ago.<\/p>\n

With the bus still missing, lawmakers from Karnali Province renewed their call in unison\/solidarity for an update on the search efforts and urged the government to expedite the long-overdue upgrading of the Karnali Highway to improve safety and prevent similar tragedies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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