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Ruling parties against judicial probe into Tinkune incident

No decision from parliamentary committee
By REPUBLICA

KATHMANDU, April 11: A meeting of the parliamentary Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee ended without a decision on Friday after disputes arose over a proposal to initiate a judicial probe into the Tinkune incident.


Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak was present at the meeting to  answer lawmakers' questions. Following this, Committee Chair Bimala Subedi proposed directing the government to establish a judicial investigation commission.


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However, CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula objected to the idea, and Congress lawmaker Jiban Pariyar also withheld support. Due to the disagreement, the committee failed to make a decision.


 

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