Nearly a month after the Sudurpaschim Provincial Assembly passed the budget for the 2083/84 fiscal year, the dispute around it has not been settled. The government itself acknowledged errors in the budget and promised a supplementary budget based on the report of a seven-member parliamentary study committee, which Speaker Bhim Bahadur Bhandari announced on October 14 with a report due by November 6. That deadline passed without the committee being constituted, and Gorkhapatra reported on November 15 that it was still not complete. Lawmakers, including those of the ruling parties, objected that the budget of more than Rs 37.70 billion favours small, fragmented projects over large ones, Ratopati reported.
Members of the ruling Nepali Communist Party (NCP) have criticised the government's working style, and some have said the leadership may have to change. Chief Minister Khagraj Bhatta says that in a coalition government it is hard to satisfy everyone and, according to Ratopati, that there is no budget dispute of the kind rumoured outside. The opposition Nepali Congress demands the government's resignation, and UML assembly member Veer Bahadur Thapa has resigned, citing dissatisfaction with the budget. A provincial government employee told Ratopati that resources for a supplementary budget are lacking, and Nepal Press reported that delegates at an NCP meeting in Dhangadhi asked for party coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal to be called in to settle the matter.
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Nearly a month after the Sudurpaschim budget passed, the promised review committee has not been formed, and members of the ruling party are criticising the government. Chief Minister Khagraj Bhatta says there is no dispute of the kind rumoured outside.
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