HoR approves three ordinances
The House of Representatives (HoR) approved three ordinances presented in the meeting today.
The ordinances approved were 'Voters' List (first amendment) Ordinance, 2082'; HoR Election (first amendment) Ordinance, 2082'; and 'Nepal Special Service (second amendment) Ordinance, 2082'.
Home Minister Sudhan Gurung had tabled the proposal in the meeting, seeking endorsement of the ordinances.
Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal informed that the ordinances were endorsed unanimously because no information against endorsement was received.
The meeting also passed a condolence motion on the demise of former lawmaker from Nepali Communist Party, Ram Chandra Bhattarai.
The HoR will meet next on at 1 pm next day.
15-member committee formed to draft HoR regulation
A 15-member committee has been formed to draft a new regulation of the House of Representatives (HoR).
In today's HoR meeting, a proposal for the formation of the committee under chairmanship of RSP lawmaker Ganesh Parajuli was passed unanimously.
Dr Ojashwi Sherchan, Ain Bahadur Mahar, Khagendra Sunar, Khusbu Oli, Gajala Samim Mikrani, Tapeshwor Yadav, Dhurba Raj Rai, Nisha Dangi, Nishcal Rai, Balawati Sharma, Madhu Chaulagain, Yagyamani Neupane, Rekha Kumari Yadav and Dr Shulav Kharel, are the members of the committee.
The committee will determine its procedure under the general direction of the Speaker. It has been given a 14-day working period from the date of the commencement of the task.
Sita Thapaliya, Ganesh Singh Thagunna, Yubraj Dulal, Dhurba Raj Rai, Bharat Giri and Pushpa Kumari Chaudhary seconded the proposal.
The HoR runs under HoR Regulations of 2079 until the formulation of the new one.
Meanwhile, Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal nominated members in the Management Consultative Committee under the HoR.
They are Dr Achyut Lamichhane, Afsana Banu, Aryan Rai, KP Khanal, Kamini Chaudhary, Kranti Shikha Dhital, Khushbu Oli, Ganesh Singh Thagunna, Guru Prasad Baral, Ganga Laxmi Awal, Tapeshwor Yadav, Devraj Pathak, Narendra Kumar Kerung, Prakash Chandra Pariyar, Nisha Dangi, Bodh Narayan Shrestha, Mina Kumari Yadav, Yubraj Dulal, Rajan Gautam, Dr Ram Lama and Bipin Kumar Acharya.
Both Houses of Federal Parliament meeting today
The meeting of both Houses of the Federal Parliament are scheduled to take place today.
The House of Representatives meeting has been summoned for 1 pm.
According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, three ordinances will be tabled in the HoR meeting.
Federal Parliament Secretariat's General Secretary Padhma Prasad Pandey said that Home Minister Sudan Gurung is expected to table 'Voter List (First Amendment), Ordinance 2082', HoR Member Election (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2082' and Nepal Special Service (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2082' for the HoR approval.
Likewise, the meeting of the National Assembly is taking place at 12:15 pm in Singha Durbar.
In the meeting, NA Member Prem Prasad Dangal is scheduled to propose Lila Kumari Bhandari for her election as the NA Vice Chairperson.
Furthermore, Prime Minister Balendra Shah is also scheduled to table the 24th annual report of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of the fiscal year 2080/081 BS in today's NA meeting.
Dr Narayan Kandel appointed Attorney General
The government has appointed Dr Narayan Kandel as the Attorney General.
A Cabinet meeting held on Sunday decided to appoint Kandel as the Attorney General.
The Attorney General works as the government's legal advisor.
