Home Minister Sudhan Gurung presented three ordinances in the House of Representatives. These ordinances relate to citizenship amendment, amendment to the election of House of Representatives members, and amendment to the Nepal Special Service. The Nepal Special Service (Third Amendment) Ordinance has provided for the National Investigation Department to be placed under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
During the first session of today’s meeting, after members from various parties expressed their views, he sequentially presented the ‘Citizenship (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2082,’ ‘House of Representatives Member Election (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2082,’ and the ‘Nepal Special Service (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2082.’ These amendments were made via ordinance to ensure reservation based on population under the proportional closed list system, as per Article 84(2) of Nepal’s Constitution.
Following the determination of the House of Representatives election date on Falgun 21, the previous government issued the ‘House of Representatives Member Election (First Amendment) Ordinance’ to update the voter list. Home Minister Gurung also informed that the ‘Nepal Special Service (Third Amendment) Ordinance’ was issued to transfer the National Investigation Department from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The meeting also passed condolence motions for the passing of Constituent Assembly members and former members Rishikesh Gautam, Mohammad Aftab Alam, Krishnakumari Shrestha, Amod Prasad Upadhyay, Homanath Dahal, and Baldev Bohara, who served in the Constituent Assembly and National Assembly, at various times. The next House of Representatives meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Chaitra 22, at 11 a.m.
