Kathmandu- The Business Advisory Committee of the House of Representatives has approved the calendar of the House of Representatives for the winter session.

The committee meeting held at Singha Durbar on Tuesday approved the calendar prepared by the Parliament Secretariat with changes. UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula informed that top leaders will address the first meeting of the parliament on Magh 18 and the ordinance will be presented for decision in the meeting on Magh 24.

He said that the replacement bill will be presented by the government within a few weeks. He said that the ruling party is serious about presenting as many bills as possible in the upcoming session of the parliament and achieving a quorum in the house.

Similarly, Maoist Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey informed that the agenda has been prepared to move the house forward smoothly. He said that in the meeting, they raised the issue of bringing the ordinance of the bill that is under discussion in the parliamentary committee.

He also informed that they protested after the Congress said that the country would now be run through an ordinance in the meeting.

Similarly, Congress Chief Whip Shyam Ghimire clarified that they did not say that the country would be run through an ordinance, but rather that an ordinance would be an option if the law could not be made in time.

He said that the Maoist whip had exaggerated the issue that the delay in making the law prompted the government to bring an ordinance.He said that the Congress is of the opinion that the law-making process should be followed by making a schedule.

He said that the ordinance brought by the government is not political in nature and has been brought for the economy and good governance based on the needs of the country. Ghimire mentioned that there is no reason to oppose the ordinance.