Major political parties have agreed to take ahead the transitional justice bill by forming a parliamentary sub-committee.
A meeting of the parliamentary party leaders and chief whips of Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) held in Baluwatar on Sunday agreed to form a sub-committee to take ahead the Truth and Reconciliation Bill.
CPN (Maoist Center) Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey said that the meeting focused on making the ongoing Parliament session effective and forming various committees.
The meeting also discussed forming the Parliamentary Hearing Committee.
Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka, Maoist Center Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey, Nepali Congress Chief Whip Ramesh Lekhak and UML leader Subash Nembang were present in the meeting.