Kathmandu, June 15 -- Lawmakers from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) on Sunday continued obstructing the House of Representatives, demanding the resignation of Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, even as Speaker Devraj Ghimire proceeded with the parliamentary meeting.

Speaker Ghimire allowed Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel to speak amid chants and sloganeering by opposition lawmakers. RSP lawmakers banged tables while RPP lawmakers stood in protest. Despite the ruckus, Ghimire pushed ahead, letting lawmakers address the House.

The protest follows a rift that emerged after the CPN (Maoist Centre), previously part of the opposition alliance, struck a deal with the ruling coalition, breaking ranks with the R...