The House of Representatives on Thursday endorsed the bill to amend the Citizenship Act, which was sent back to the Parliament by President Bidya Devi Bhandari for reconsideration, without any changes. The bill to amend the Citizenship Act was endorsed by majority votes. Of the total 195 lawmakers present in the Parliament, 135 voted in favor of the bill while 60 voted against it.

Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota called for a vote on the Citizenship Bill after the main opposition party CPN-UML demanded a division of votes.

Now, the the Bill will be sent to the National Assembly for endorsement. After it gets endorsed from the National Assembly, the Bill will be sent to the President for certification.