Parliament will be back with little on its plate
Summary
The federal parliament of Nepal is set to reconvene with a minimal legislative agenda, having only eight bills pending in the lower house and none in the upper house, while opposition parties criticize the government for inadequate preparation of bills.
Key Points
- The Nepal federal parliament will reconvene after a fortnight-long recess with very few bills on the agenda.
- Only eight bills are currently under consideration in the House of Representatives, while the National Assembly has no pending legislation.
- Opposition parties criticize the government for failing to provide enough legislative business, accusing it of using the recess as a cover for this failure.
- The Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs asserts that 8 to 10 bills are in the pipeline, with a target of passing 166 bills in the current fiscal year.
