The meeting of the Public Accounts Committee which was halted after the vandalism on the evening of January 19, was held today after around two months. The meeting could not be held after Committee Chairman and Unified CPN- Maoist leader Janardan Sharma himself got involved in the vandalism. Saying ruling parties had taken forward the track of adopting set procedure instead of forging consensus, Oppositions' Front including UCPN- Maoist had decided to boycott the Committee's meeting. However, the Front has participated in the meeting after discussion among senior leaders concluded to find the solution on contentious issues via talks itself. The meeting held at the Committee's office Singhadurbar has decided to discuss regarding clearance of arrears on March 18. Lawmaker Tapta Bahadur Bista accused Department of Mines and Geology of arbitrarily giving license to operate goldmine in Surkhet district. He demanded to halt the operation immediately saying the operation of the mine without adequate preparation will displace locals. Other members of the Committee urged the Committee chairman to take effective steps citing the halt in development works due to untimely passing of budget.
Meanwhile, meeting of the Development Committee held today itself, drew attention of concerned bodies towards timely completion of projects expressing concern on construction of intentional airport at Nijgadh and fast-track connecting Nijgadh and Kathmandu. Committee chairman Rabindra Adhikari, after discussing with experts and stakeholders, stressed on moving ahead with commitment and national decision in order to implement projects.