Kathmandu, Nov 14: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Ashika Tamang has questioned the transparency and justification of foreign trips funded by the state.
In a social media post on Friday, she expressed dissatisfaction that MPs often travel abroad without informing fellow party lawmakers or even other members of the parliamentary committees they represent.
She said MPs serving on various parliamentary committees undertake foreign visits through their respective committees, yet other committee members are often left unaware of the purpose of these trips.
“How many times can an MP travel abroad at the expense of the state treasury?” Tamang asked, arguing that the public deserves clear information about the purpose, procedures and outcomes of such visits.
She said the government must disclose what these trips, which cost taxpayers millions of rupees, deliver for the country, its citizens and the lawmakers themselves.
Taking a swipe at MPs’ social media posts, she said their foreign visits often appear to involve little more than taking photographs at seaside destinations and making TikTok videos.
Tamang also called for public disclosure of the expenditure, objectives, names of participating lawmakers and outcomes of each foreign visit.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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