The National Assembly sent the Citizenship Bill, endorsed by the House of Representatives without any revision, to the parliamentary committee on Sunday. The upper house sent the bill, returned by President Bidya Devi Bhandari with a 15-point message to the Parliament for reconsideration, to the Legislative Management Committee for deliberations. The National Assembly unanimously endorsed the proposal tabled by Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand to send the bill to the Legislative Management Committee.

During the meeting, National Assembly Secretary Rajendra Phuyal informed about the message received from the House of Representatives regarding the Nepal Citizenship Bill (First Amendment) 2079, which was returned by the President for a review.

The bill endorsed by both the lower house and upper house was sent to the President for authentication. President Bhandari on August 14 sent the bill back to the Parliament with a 15-point message saying that the bill needs amendment. The next meeting will be held at 3 pm on Thursday.