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43 MPs submit amendment proposal to Civil Service Bill

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Kathmandu. 43 MPs have submitted amendment proposals to the Federal Civil Service Bill.

The amendment proposal has been submitted to the bill that was passed by the House of Representatives and then reached the National Assembly.

After it was revealed that there was a glitch in the cooling period system of employees when it was passed by the House of Representatives, it is pending in the National Assembly.

The 7-member Parliamentary Special Investigation Committee formed to investigate the glitch in the cooling period system in the Federal Civil Service Bill was announced by the House of Representatives.

The committee included Sushila Thing, coordinator of Jeevan Pariyar from Nepali Congress, Ishwari Gharti and Narayan Acharya from CPN-UML, Madhav Sapkota from CPN (Maoist Center), Ganesh Parajuli from the National Independent Party, and Roshan Karki from the National Prajatantra Party.

The bill was passed by the parliament with provisions different from the provisions passed by the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee. The inquiry committee was formed after both the ruling and opposition parties concluded that the bill had been tampered with.

After it was found that the cooling period had been tampered with, lawmakers from various parties had demanded an investigation and action against the culprits.

Agenda of today’s parliamentary committee meeting

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Kathmandu – Today, a meeting of five different committees of the Federal Parliament is being held.

According to the scheduled agenda of the Federal Parliament, today, a meeting of the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee, Women and Children, Education, Health and Information Technology, Legislative Management and Public Policy and Delegated Legislative Committee is being held.

The Law Committee has set the agenda for ‘discussions with the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers regarding the Universal Periodic Review’, informed the committee’s secretary Ramhari Thapa.

Similarly, the Women and Social Affairs Committee will discuss the ‘Annual Report of the Madhesi Commission (2080/81)’. The Education, Health and Information Technology Committee has the agenda for ‘principled discussion on the Media Council Bill’.

The Legislative Management Committee is scheduled to discuss the ‘National Forensic Science Laboratory (Establishment and Operation) Bill, 2081’ clause-wise. The Public Policy and Delegated Legislation Committee has an agenda to discuss the ‘Report Related to National Parks’.

9 Committees of the Federal Parliament to Meet Today

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Kathmandu – Meetings of nine different committees of the Federal Parliament are being held today.

The meetings of the Finance Committee, International Relations and Tourism, Industry, Commerce and Labor and Consumer Welfare, Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committees of the House of Representatives are about to be held. Similarly, the meeting of the Women and Social, Infrastructure Development, Education, Health and Information Technology Committees is on the agenda.

The meeting of the Federalism Strengthening and National Concerns Committee of the National Assembly is also being held. The agenda of the meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee, which is a joint committee, has also been set to be held today.

The agenda of the Finance Committee meeting is to discuss with the amendment proposer who registered the amendment proposal to the bill to amend the Bank and Financial Institutions Act, 2073 BS. The International Relations and Tourism Committee will discuss with the amender the Nepal Air Service Authority Bill, 2081 BS.

The Industry and Commerce Committee will discuss the quota determined by the Government of Nepal for the import and sale and distribution of chemical fertilizers to be provided as subsidies to farmers. The Agriculture and Cooperatives Committee will discuss the committee’s upcoming programs and current issues. The Infrastructure Development Committee has an agenda to discuss the Electricity Bill, 2080, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Bill, 2081, Sunkoshi Marine Diversion Project and various topics. The Education Committee will discuss the report of the School Education Bill subcommittee.

The Federalism Strengthening Committee will discuss the draft of the committee’s on-site monitoring report. The Parliamentary Hearing Committee will discuss the Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and the recommended persons for hearing.

Since the meeting of the House of Representatives is scheduled for Monday and the meeting of the National Assembly is scheduled for Tuesday, the agenda for discussion has been set to take forward important bills in the committee.

Federal Parliament’s winter session begins today

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Kathmandu- The winter session of the federal parliament is set to convene at the International Convention Centre, New Baneshwor, at 1:00 PM today.

This session is also regarded as the “bill session.”The Federal Parliament Secretariat has released the tentative agenda for both Houses. According to Secretariat Spokesperson Ekram Giri, the agenda includes the Speaker reading various letters from the President, including one regarding the commencement of the session.Additionally, as per Rule 10 of the House of Representatives Regulation, 2079, the Speaker will nominate a member to chair the meeting. Lawmakers will also deliver statements on behalf of their respective parties, following established practice.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will present the Ordinance to Amend Certain Nepal Acts Related to Promoting Good Governance and Public Service Delivery, 2081. Similarly, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel will introduce the Ordinance on Financial Procedure and Fiscal Responsibility (First Amendment), 2081, the Ordinance on Privatization (First Amendment), 2081, and the Ordinance to Amend Certain Nepal Acts Related to Improving the Economic and Business Environment and Investment Promotion, 2081.

Meanwhile, Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation Bal Ram Adhikari is scheduled to present the Ordinance to Amend Certain Nepal Acts Related to Cooperatives, 2081 and the Ordinance to Amend Certain Nepal Acts Related to Land Management, 2081.The Speaker will also table various condolence motions. Additionally, the National Assembly agenda includes the presentation of the Media Council Bill and the report of the Committee on the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Bill, 2081.

Opposition warns of protest to go against ordinance

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Kathmandu – A joint meeting of opposition parties held at the parliamentary party office of the main opposition party, the CPN-Maoist Center, has warned that they will reject the ordinances brought by the government and will hold a protest against it if necessary.

Maoist Center Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey has said that the government has brought the ordinance through wrong methods and procedures, which is unacceptable, and that they will hold street struggles if the government tries to pass bills through ordinances forcibly.

Stating that the bills under discussion in the parliamentary committees should be passed after discussion in the parliamentary committees, but the government is trying to pass the bills by bringing an ordinance and violating legal values, he said that issues of public concern, including the ordinance, will be raised unanimously in the parliament session starting Friday.

Ruling coalition to hold discussions with opposition party chief whips on bills under consideration in parliament

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Kathmandu — The ruling coalition’s joint parliamentary task force has decided to hold discussions with opposition party chief whips on the issue of passing bills under consideration in parliament within the deadline.

The parliamentary task force of the Nepali Congress and the UML has decided to work to get the bills under consideration in the federal parliament passed in the upcoming session. After the meeting, Nepali Congress Joint General Secretary and MP Jeevan Pariyar said that it has been decided to consult with the party chief whips in the federal parliament for the necessary discussions to pass the bills in the committees of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly.

He said that the authority to hold discussions with the opposition party chief whips has been given to Congress Chief Whip Shyam Ghimire and CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula. He also said that it has been decided to hold necessary discussions with party-based committee members on the bills in various committees of the federal parliament.

“In terms of the bills under consideration in the committees of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, the bills must be passed by the committees in order to pass all the bills in the upcoming parliament session. We have decided to authorize Nepali Congress Whip Shyam Kumar Ghimire and CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula to hold necessary discussions with the chief whips of other parties to hold necessary discussions with them,” Pariyar said. “The bills are under discussion in five committees of the House of Representatives.

Pariyar said that some bills have been under discussion in the committees for the past 16 months. He said that it is not a good thing for the bills to remain in the House of Representatives and the National Assembly for a long time.

Pariyar said that the bills under consideration in the committee should be passed immediately as per the instructions given by the two-party mechanism. Pariyar said that it has been decided to discuss with the chief whips of other parties regarding amendments to the rules and procedures of both houses so that the bills in the committee are passed within the time limit.

The meeting of the task force included UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula, Whip Sunita Baral, Congress Chief Whip Shyam Kumar Ghimire, UML MP Yogesh Bhattarai, Congress MP Jeevan Pariyar, and National Assembly member Bhagwati Neupane.

Parliament session called by President Paudel

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Kathmandu – President Ramchandra Paudel has called a session of both houses of the Federal Parliament. On the Recommendation of the Council of Ministers President Paudel has called a meeting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly.

Spokesperson of the President’s Office, Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai, informed that President Paudel has called a meeting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly to be held at 4 pm on 5th February.

Clause (1) of Article 93 of the Constitution provides that the President shall convene a session of the Parliament on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.

Budget session starts

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May 7-Kathmandu — The budget session of the Federal Parliament is starting today. Today, Finance Minister Prakasharan Mahat will submit a proposal to discuss the principles and priorities of the appropriation bill for the next financial year.

According to the constitutional provision, the budget for the next financial year should be submitted by 29th of May. Before that, the annual policy and program will be submitted. According to the Parliament Secretariat, an ordinance to amend some laws related to the Civil Code will also be submitted on today’s session.

In the 92-hour and 30-minute meeting of the first parliamentary session that lasted for 110 days, no significant work was done, nor was any bill passed, except for passing the rules of the House of Representatives and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal taking a vote of confidence twice.

The parliamentarians said that the government did not answer the questions raised by the parliamentarians in the previous session, and the government should address the questions raised by the people’s representatives in the next session. The government is also under pressure to move forward the Citizenship Bill, which was not implemented due to non-certification by the President, in this session.

House of Representative’s meeting at 1 pm

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A meeting of the House of Representatives will be held today at 1 pm at the Federal Parliament Building.

In today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Education and Health Committee, Jaipuri Gharti, will submit the report of the Education and Health Committee on the Yogamaya Ayurveda University Bill, according to the Parliament Secretariat.

Similarly, Home Minister Balkrishna Khand will present the Prisons Bill, 2076 with the report of the State Order and Good Governance Committee for discussion and propose that the Prisons Bill 2078 be passed.
In today’s meeting, the Minister of Education, Science and Technology Devendra Poudel will submit a proposal to consider the amendment made by the National Assembly on the Madan Bhandari Science and Technology University Bill 2076, according to the Parliament Secretariat.

UML’s proposal to postpone the parliament sitting

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The main opposition party CPN-UML has registered a motion to adjourn the parliament.

Chief Whip of the CPN-UML Vishal Bhattarai and 15 other UML lawmakers have filed a motion to adjourn the parliament.

The proposal submitted by the UML to the Parliament Secretariat has demanded the discussion about the solutions on providing the chemical fertilizers on time to the farmers.UML has accused the government being not serious about the issues of the farmers problems.

Proposal to adjourn Parliament registered by CPN-UML
has also been included in the agenda of the parliament