Kathmandu, June 4 -- The House of Representatives meeting scheduled to start budget deliberations was deferred on Tuesday as the ruling and opposition parties remained deadlocked over the demand for Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak's resignation amid the visit visa scam.

While opposition parties are adamant about his resignation, the ruling parties have stood firm against it, arguing that he has been unfairly dragged into controversy. Since May 27, the opposition has been obstructing the lower house accusing Lekhak's involvement in the scam and demanding his resignation. However, the ruling parties have been arguing that demanding Lekhak's resignation without even allowing him to clarify the allegations is unacceptable.

This standoff has dea...