Banking News – A parliamentary inquiry committee formed to investigate the incident that occurred during the House of Representatives meeting on Jestha 17 has concluded that parliamentary decorum was violated and has recommended that the Speaker immediately exercise the special powers vested in the office to prevent similar incidents in the future.

In its report, the committee recommended that the Speaker strictly enforce the House of Representatives Regulations, including removing offensive or inflammatory remarks from the official parliamentary record and, where necessary, expelling members from House proceedings for misconduct.

The committee also stressed the need for lawmakers to fully comply with the code of conduct and parliamentary rules. It urged Members of Parliament, the Federal Parliament Secretariat, and the Speaker to take the implementation of parliamentary ethics and regulations more seriously.

In addition, the report recommended strengthening orientation programs and awareness on parliamentary conduct, enhancing the role of party leaders and chief whips, improving security and technological systems, adopting international best practices, activating the parliamentary conduct monitoring committee, strengthening the Secretariat’s human resources and technological capacity, improving internal party discipline and accountability, enhancing precedent management, CCTV surveillance, and record-keeping systems, and making the Business Advisory Committee more effective in facilitating parliamentary proceedings.

The inquiry committee was formed following a directive issued by the Speaker during the House of Representatives meeting on Jestha 18, a day after the incident.

The committee was chaired by Prakash Adhikari, Secretary of the House of Representatives, with Babita Mishra, Chief of the Internal Resources and Planning Management Division, and Gopal Sigdel, Chief of the Technology Management Division, serving as members.

The committee prepared its report after examining on-site records, reviewing audio-visual evidence, collecting witness statements, and analyzing relevant documents. Although it was initially given seven days to submit its findings, it presented a preliminary report to Speaker Aryal on Jestha 25.

The report concluded that the incident involved a breach of parliamentary decorum, weaknesses in the enforcement of parliamentary rules, a lack of restraint among those involved, and existing administrative and procedural shortcomings that need to be addressed.