Kathmandu, June 11 -- Protest by the opposition has prolonged the deadlock in the lower house of Nepal's federal parliament for 15 days following obstruction by the opposition over the visit visa controversy.

Opposition parties have been obstructing the parliament session since May 27, demanding the resignation of Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak over the visit visa controversy. Within a fortnight, the opposition has softened its stance over the resignation of Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak.

The opposition is now calling for the formation of a parliamentary or judicial committee to investigate the matter. The prolonged deadlock stems from a lack of agreement among parties on how the investigation should proceed, with repeated attempts at dialog...