Kathmandu, May 20 -- Nepal's opposition party, the Shram Sanskriti Party, and House Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal are at loggerheads over the conduct of parliamentary meetings as protests continue over the absence of Prime Minister Balendra Shah in Parliament.

The Shram Sanskriti Party has been demanding the presence of Prime Minister Shah in parliamentary meetings, which he has continued to skip since the government presented its plans and policies earlier this month.

At the beginning of the House meeting on Wednesday as well, the chairman of the Shram Sanskriti Party, Harka Raj Rai, along with other lawmakers, stood in protest carrying placards, prompting the Speaker to issue a warning.

"As the honourable members of the Shram Sanskriti Pa...