KATHMANDU: The scheduled parliamentary sessions for today remain uncertain after repeated negotiations between ruling and opposition parties failed to yield consensus on Tuesday.

The deadlock has led to the postponement of House proceedings, with tensions running high over demands for an investigation into Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak’s alleged role in the visit visa scam at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

Opposition parties have been disrupting proceedings, insisting that Minister Lekhak be held accountable before any legislative business can continue.

They have demanded a parliamentary inquiry into the scam, which allegedly involved the misuse of visit visas to facilitate illegal foreign travel.

The Home Minister, on the other hand, has expressed a desire to address the House to clarify his position, but the opposition has remained adamant in blocking his statement.

As a result, the continuation of the House of Representatives session today is in doubt. Though the lower house is formally scheduled to convene at 1 pm, whether it will actually proceed depends on a last-minute political breakthrough.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel is expected to present a proposal for a general discussion on the annual estimates of revenue and expenditure for fiscal year 2025/26. If allowed, the proposal would open the floor for deliberations on the national budget.

Likewise, Ramhari Khatiwada, Chairperson of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee, is slated to table the committee’s report on the “Federal Civil Service Bill, 2025.” However, the fate of both agenda items hinges on resolving the current standoff.

Over in the National Assembly, which is scheduled to meet at 1:15 pm, Finance Minister Paudel is expected to present a similar proposal for general discussion on the budget estimates, formally initiating upper house deliberations.

Compared to the lower house, the National Assembly is less likely to face obstruction, although broader political tensions may still cast a shadow.