25 MPs file amendment proposals on Citizenship Bill
Summary
25 members of parliament have filed amendment proposals on the Nepal Citizenship (Second Amendment) Bill, currently under discussion by the Legislation Management Committee of the National Assembly.
Key Points
- 25 MPs have registered amendment proposals on the Nepal Citizenship (Second Amendment) Bill.
- The bill has already been passed by the House of Representatives and sent to the National Assembly's Legislation Management Committee.
- Amendment proposals come from 25 lawmakers across ten different groups.
- The bill includes provisions allowing naturalized citizenship for individuals born abroad to Nepali mothers with unknown fathers.
- It also allows issuance of minor identity cards to minors under 16 with at least one Nepali parent.
