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The government has started homework to present various bills which are in priority in the Parliament. At a meeting held in Baluwatar on Monday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a consultation with the whips of various parties on the bills to be presented in the Parliament. During the discussion, the parties have agreed to present various bills related to public concerns in the House on the basis of priority. After the meeting, Chief Whip of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Santosh Pariyar informed that the parties have agreed to finalize the regulations of the House of Representatives within 15 days and agreed to forward the pending bills based on priority. Similarly, CPN (Maoist Center) Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey said that a discussion was held with all the parties to organize the Parliament and to make the bills people oriented. The government is preparing to take the bills on development, good governance, education, health and citizenship among others in the Parliament.

The CPN (Unified Socialist) has decided to hold its national general convention in March 2024. A Central Committee meeting of the party held on Saturday and Sunday set the date for national conclave, informed party's spokesperson Jagannath Khatiwada. Likewise, the party has decided to focus its role for peace and stability in the country and chart out a plan of action to consolidate the party organization, he said. "The party meeting has decided to hold the national general convention by mid-March next year (2024) and prepare a plan of action within mid-June this year for party organizational expansion. We would move ahead accordingly", the spokesperson added.  

The Rastriya Swatantra Party, the fourth largest party in the Parliament, has decided to leave the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government. The party entered the Parliament from the November 20 elections. The Rastriya Swatantra Party joined the government along with the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister on January 26. The Supreme Court stripped party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane of all posts on January 27 saying that he didn’t have valid Nepali citizenship. Two days after he reacquired the Nepali citizenship, Lamichhane demanded that he be appointed as the Home Minister again. But, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed his reluctance to appoint him as the Home Minister. A Central Committee meeting of the party held on Sunday decided to leave the government. The meeting, however, decided not to withdraw the support extended to the government. With the decision, Labor Minister Prasad Aryal, Education Minister Shishir Khanal and State Minister for Health Toshima Karki will tender their resignation from the government.

Urmila Aryal filed her nomination for the post of Vice-Chairperson of the National Assembly from the ruling alliance on Sunday. CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Aryal filed her candidacy by reaching Lhotse Hall of the New Baneshwor-based Parliament building. A Standing Committee meeting of the CPN (Maoist Center) held on Saturday had decided to make Aryal the candidate of the National Assembly Vice-Chairperson. The Nepali Congress, however, had decided to not field its candidate for the election to the post of National Assembly Vice-Chairperson. Ganesh Prasad Timilsina of the CPN-UML is the Chairman of the National Assembly. There is a provision in the National Assembly that the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson should be from different parties. There are 58 lawmakers in the National Assembly. The election for the post of National Assembly Chairperson has been scheduled for Monday.