Lawmakers from various political parties have urged the government to take representatives of agitating Tarai-Madhesh parties into confidence so as to bring them to the negotiation table in a meeting of the Legislature-Parliament on Tuesday. 

Rajendra Bahadur Amatya of Nepali Congress urged the government to convince the agitating parties to come on board for talks and thereby creating an atmosphere that helps calm down political unrest flaring up in the Tarai-Madhesh. 

Keshab Prasad Badal of CPN (UML) urged the protestors not to be too rigid regarding their demands as deepening unrest has posed a serious threat to the achievements of past movements. 

Giriraj Mani Pokhrel of UCPN (Maoist) urged the government to make the parliament clear about media reports regarding ‘controversial’ statements made by the Indian Home Ministers about Nepal. 

He called on the dissenting groups to keep restraint and shun violent activities. Hitraj Pandey of the same political party stressed that the government should be sensitive towards the demands of Prof Dr Govinda KC who is presently on a hunger strike and take measures to improve service delivery of government hospitals.

Kunti Kumari Shahi of Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal said violent activities taking place in the name of agitation have raised a question to nation’s sovereignty.