Ruckus erupts in Nepal\'s Lower House

Ruckus erupts in Nepal's Lower House

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erupted in on Tuesday after opposition parliamentarians from the staged a protest over the bills which were to be presented.

"The cabinet decision regarding the amendment of the name of hospitals are to be enlisted as by the Out of the 11 hospitals, the name of nine of them were endorsed, but the remaining two -- the Girija Respiratory Center in and another hospital in called have not been endorsed by the government so far," Prakash Man Singh, from the said.

The government has argued that the hospitals bearing the name of the two former Prime Ministers are struggling hard to operate and needed to be shut down.

The Nepali Congress leaders had stated last week that would fund the two hospitals, according to

The government is making an attempt to table the Medical Education Bill despite objections from the Nepali Congress. The first round of the meeting in the Parliament was forced to be cancelled after erupted in the

had called for a second meeting later and invited to table the bill. However, differences put forth by the Nepali Congress resulted in chaos in the

The Nepali Congress has blamed Mahara of acting like a tyrant and has demanded an apology from the to allow the Parliament to commence. The House has been adjourned till Friday.

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First Published: Wed, January 23 2019. 03:30 IST