Tension in Parliament widens rift between parties

from L: Maoist Center Chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba.

KATHMANDU: The tension between the ruling parties and the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has escalated, primarily due to the latter’s demand for a parliamentary committee to investigate Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane’s alleged involvement in a cooperative fraud case.