The meeting of the House of Representatives has been adjourned until Wednesday.

Speaker Devraj Ghimire initially suspended the meeting of the lower House for 15 minutes after the main opposition Nepali Congress obstructed the proceedings, demanding a parliamentary probe against Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Rabi Lamichhane.

The Speaker then held discussions with leaders on resuming the House. However, as no agreement was reached, the meeting was adjourned until 11am tomorrow, citing special reasons.

Congress on Monday made it clear that a parliamentary probe against Minister Lamichhane over his alleged involvement in misusing cooperative funds is the party’s bottom line. During a meeting called by Speaker Ghimire, Congress leaders stressed that they would bar the home minister from speaking and presenting bills in parliament until a parliamentary probe is formed.

Lamichhane, who is accused of misusing cooperative funds worth millions of rupees, has been denying the allegations.