KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Bishma Raj Angdembe has said that the government has created a “vacuum” in sensitive state bodies by dismissing office-bearers appointed through political power-sharing.

Speaking during Wednesday’s zero hour in the House of Representatives, Angdembe said that entire institutions had been left empty after the removal of officials, including those in transitional justice commissions and other sensitive agencies.

He stressed the need to appoint capable and impartial individuals quickly to make these bodies functional again.

Angdembe also said that even after two decades of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, conflict victims are still deprived of justice.

He added that although the TRC Act has been amended, several legal shortcomings remain, arguing that a fourth amendment is necessary before making new appointments. He urged the current government to address these issues seriously.

Meanwhile, CPN (UML) MP Yashuda Kumari Baral raised concerns over what she described as disrespectful behavior by ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party lawmakers toward opposition members in Parliament.

Speaking during Wednesday’s emergency hour, Baral said ruling party MPs have been humiliating and using inappropriate language against lawmakers from older parties during their speeches.

She emphasized that all members of Parliament are equal and said they are in the House to raise people’s issues, not engage in disputes.

Baral also demanded that inappropriate remarks made in Parliament be removed from the official record.

She further alleged that while the Speaker often orders removal of remarks made by opposition lawmakers, similar action is not taken against ruling party members.