House to bring resolution motion for relief and reconstruction
Kathmandu, May 7,The top leaders of the major political parties have stressed
the need for proper management of relief and re-settlement to the survivors and
affected of the April 25 earthquake.
They said that
the government should pay due attention to ensure sufficient supply of tents,
tarpaulins and foodstuffs adding that the affected folks have complained of the
lack of minimum support.
Emerging from the
Legislature-Parliament meeting today, the leaders said that immediate, mid-term
and perspective plans should be prepared with a focus on practical
implementation of the reconstruction of the damaged physical properties.
Nepali Congress
leader Sher Bahadur Deuba said that the affected people have complained of lack
of tarpaulins and foodstuffs and so the government should address their demands
immediately.
Informing that
special resolution motion on relief and reconstruction would be tabled in the
Legislature-Parliament that began today, leader Deuba said that all political
parties should move ahead joining hands together in the hour of crisis.
Likewise, CPN
(UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal said that the people in the boondocks have yet
not received the relief and suggested that the government to take initiative to
make the relief distribution bids more transparent.
Similarly, UCPN
(Maoist) leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai said that massive complaints have been
received regarding the lack of transparency on relief distribution to the quake
affected communities.
Dr Bhattarai
urged to immediately mend the discriminatory practices and provide relief to
the real victims. He argued that a high-level reconstruction authority was
needed for the reconstruction of the damaged physical property and national
heritages.
A special
resolution motion is likely to be proposed in the Legislature-Parliament
meeting on Friday with the consensus of the political parties representing in
the House. The resolution motion is to state concrete plans for the
reconstruction of the quake-hit physical properties.
The resolution
motion was expected to be tabled on Thursday itself but could not take place as
separate condolence motions on earthquake casualties and demise of former lawmaker
Chakra Bahadur Thakuri were tabled.