Kathmandu. A scuffle broke out between opposition and ruling coalition MPs in the lower house of Nepal Parliament over the formation of an inquiry committee against Nepal's Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane in a cooperative fraud case. The situation turned tense on Thursday evening when the Speaker of the House Devaraj Ghimire invited Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Lamichhane to the stage and address the meeting amid protests from the Nepali Congress.

Questions raised on Home Minister Lamichhane

Nepali Congress MPs were raising slogans demanding the formation of a parliamentary committee to investigate the cooperative fraud and justice for the victims. They were disrupting the proceedings of the House for weeks. Congress is demanding the formation of a committee to investigate the involvement of Home Minister Lamichhane in the fraud of millions of Nepali rupees.

Opposition MPs started creating ruckus in the House

Opposition MPs started creating ruckus in the House after the Speaker of the House announced inviting Home Minister Lamichhane to the stage to address. Meanwhile, a heated debate also took place between former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Congress Vice President Dhanraj Gurung. Later, other MPs from both sides also joined the dispute. Congress MLAs looked very angry after the Speaker read out the letters received from the President's Office amid their protest.

The Home Minister was asked to sit on his seat

After this, the Speaker asked the Home Minister to sit on his seat and adjourned the proceedings of the House. The next proceedings have been called at 11 am on Friday. The main opposition has been disrupting the budget session of Parliament since the first day of the session which began on May 10. However, the opposition parties allowed the President to present the policies and programs of the government.