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Kathmandu, August 1
The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee has cautioned the KP Oli government over its decision to send agreemo of proposed ambassadors to host countries without a hearing.
The committee has decided to go ahead with hearing on ambassadorial names the Oli administration had proposed despite change in power equation.
The committee, on Monday, summoned Chief Secretary Som Lal Subedi and Foreign Secretary Shankar Das Bairagi, and asked them about the decision to send agreemo to host countries without parliamentary hearing.
Chief Secretary Subedi conceded that the government decided to send agreemo about a fortnight ago. Subedi added it had not forwarded the names to the host countries in view of a fluid political situation.
After Subedi and Bairagi’s response, the committee had a passionate discussion about whether or not to caution the government over this breach. Most of the lawmakers described Chief Secretary’s response as irresponsible (Subedi had also told the committee that his job was limited to writing down government’s decisions) and stressed the need to caution the government.
CPN-UML Chief Whip Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal, however, was against cautioning the government.
‘The committee decided to caution the government stating that the move to send agreemo without a hearing is against parliamentary norms and values’
After an hourlong secret meeting, the committee decided to caution the government. The committee concluded that the move to send agreemo without a hearing is against parliamentary norms and values.
Hearing from Monday
The parliamentary hearing on the diplomatic appointments had been a non-starter, thanks to the Oli government move and change in power equation that has reduced the government to a caretaker status.
The committee decision to go ahead with the hearing has made way for appointment of ambassadors. The committee has summoned complainants on Tuesday morning and the hearing will begin in the afternoon.
The Oli government had forwarded a list comprising 21 names for ambassadorial appointments. Eight of the candidates are employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whereas the remaining ones are from parties represented in the Oli-led ruling coalition.
