Kathmandu, June 16 -- Speaker Devraj Ghimire met on Monday with Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Acting Chairman Dol Prasad Aryal and Chief Whip Santosh Pariyar to discuss ending the parliamentary obstruction.

Ghimire said the opposition's disruption has held the Parliament hostage during a crucial period when budget discussions are needed, sending the wrong message to the public.

"The issues raised by the opposition are serious, so I allowed the Parliament to be deferred for two weeks to seek consensus. But now, there is no room for delay. As the Speaker, I must also consider constitutional limits," Ghimire told the RSP leaders, according to a press note issued by the Speaker's secretariat.

He informed RSP leaders that the National Asse...