Nepal, June 16 -- Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Rekha Kumari Yadav has questioned whether government ministers are bound by the law, accusing them of making what she termed threatening and "anarchic" statements in recent days.

Speaking in the House of Representatives (HoR) on Tuesday, she said such remarks from ministers were undermining Parliament and weakening the rule of law. MP Yadav also objected to what she described as threats made to lawmakers from the rostrum by Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle.

"The Finance Minister should not threaten lawmakers from the rostrum. There are laws in the country," she said. "If he understands the law, instead of saying 'I will open files' as a threat to MPs, he should open files and take action wi...