KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Tarai Madhes Democratic Party members in the parliament have disrupted the proceedings in the House Tuesday afternoon, demanding a clear definition of the constitutional term "major political parties".
Soon after the House session started, the party´s lawmakers began slogan-shouting for about 15 minutes and walked out of the House.
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On Saturday, they had warned of disrupting next meeting of the House if the government fails to give the definition. The TMDP lawmakers are unhappy over lack of representation of their party in Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) that is to take decision on rehabilitation of Maoist combatants staying in UN-monitored 28 cantonments throughout the country.
TMDP is fifth largest party in the CA with 22 members.
Currently, the AISC has representatives from four largest parties – Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and Madhesi People´s Rights Forum. Except the NC, the other three are partners in the coalition government.
