KATHMANDU: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden on Monday delivered a scathing critique in the House of Representatives, questioning the very existence and effectiveness of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s much-touted Good Governance Commission and condemning the current state of Parliament as a “dark chapter in parliamentary history.”

Speaking in the ongoing session, Lingden asked the Parliament and the government, “Where is this Good Governance Commission of the Prime Minister? Today, the people and the country are searching for it.”

The commission, chaired by Prime Minister Oli himself, was formed by the Council of Ministers on Baisakh 8, 2082 (April 21, 2025), with the stated aim of enhancing transparency and administrative integrity. Lingden questioned what work, if any, the commission had accomplished since its formation.

As several ministers of the current coalition have been embroiled in corruption and misconduct, Lingden pressed for accountability. “If there was any sense of morality, such ministers would have either resigned or been dismissed,” he said, adding that he would continue to raise these issues in Parliament until action is taken.

Shifting focus to the broader political landscape, Lingden lambasted the ongoing state of parliamentary affairs. “This is the darkest period in our parliamentary history,” he declared. “While two major parties have been continuously protesting for a month and a half, the House is being forcibly run without addressing their concerns.”

He directed sharp criticism toward Speaker Devraj Ghimire, accusing him of allowing the government to suppress dissent and carry on as usual. “This is not only about the government’s incompetence and apathy—Mr. Speaker, this will also be remembered as the darkest period of your own tenure,” he said.

Lingden went further, likening the Congress–UML coalition government to the tale of the “cunning jackal”—a fable about deception. “They went around declaring they had neutralized royalists and crushed anti-republican forces, misleading the people. But in reality, it’s just like the story of the jackal that cried ‘hawk, hawk’ only to snatch chicks in the chaos,” he remarked.

He also accused the ruling coalition of looting the country from within the Council of Ministers while distracting the public with other issues. “Two major parties loot the country together, and the public is expected to just watch helplessly? This is unacceptable. We are protesting in Parliament—and if necessary, we will take to the streets.”

Clarifying his party’s position on the controversial visit visa scandal, Lingden warned against misinterpreting the ongoing protests. “We are not protesting people going abroad on visit visas. What we are against is the systematic and planned extortion of unemployed youth by government-linked networks under the guise of visit visas.”

He alleged that the government has turned the desperation of youth seeking jobs into a money-making scheme. “This has become a business of exploitation—preyed upon by a government that should be protecting them. That’s what we are protesting,” he concluded.