Kathmandu, June 22 -- On Thursday, the House of Representatives was supposed to deliberate on the budget allocated for seven ministries. The agenda for the meeting had been finalised in consultations with the chief whips of the ruling parties.

However, once the meeting entered its business, the Speaker announced the deferral of the discussions for four ministries. Deliberations on the budget allocated for the Ministry of Defence; the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation; the Ministry of Health and Population; and the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration didn't happen as the respective ministers failed to turn up for the meeting.

A similar story repeated the very next day. Speaker Devraj Ghimire had to can...