Kathmandu, Feb. 17 -- On Sunday, two unusual events unfolded in the federal parliament: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli declined to answer questions from a House of Representatives member, while the National Assembly passed a motion of regret against a lower house member.

As scheduled, Oli appeared before the lower house for the question-answer session with lawmakers. He was supposed to answer the concerns of 10 members who had submitted their queries a few days in advance.

After nine lawmakers, Prabhu Sah of the Aam Janata Party presented a set of questions which ranged from capital flight, the plight of Nepali migrant workers and the prime minister's potential India visit to the lack of majority in the Assembly to pass the ordinances. Ho...