Nepal, May 15 -- Lawmakers have called on the government to complete the repair, upgrading, and construction of roads before the onset of the monsoon.

During zero hour in Tuesday's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) lawmaker Bina Lama stressed the need for disaster preparedness. She also urged the government to prevent artificial shortages and price hikes of essential goods, ensure smooth supply, and enforce administrative monitoring.

Likewise, Nepali Congress (NC) MP Bimalendra Nidhi proposed amending the constitutional provision that mandates the national budget be presented on Republic Day (Jestha 15), calling the overlap inappropriate. Similarly, Congress lawmaker Shyam Kumar Ghimire dema...