The Federal Parliament Secretariat has called an all-party meeting tomorrow at 11 a.m. to reach a consensus on the operation of the parliament. The meeting is preparing to propose the approval of three ordinances presented in the first session of the House of Representatives. Discussions will focus on forming a Procedure Advisory Committee to streamline the functioning of the house, and there is expected to be a decision on establishing a Rules Drafting Committee. Kathmandu, 22 Chaitra.
The Federal Parliament Secretariat convened the all-party meeting to build consensus among parties on running parliament efficiently and to finalize the upcoming agenda. The meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. tomorrow and will finalize the parliamentary agenda and deliberate on making the house’s operations more effective. According to the Secretariat spokesperson Ekram Giri, the meeting will prepare proposals to approve the three ordinances presented during the first sitting of the House of Representatives.
“The proposed agenda is expected to include these three ordinances introduced in the initial sitting for approval,” said Giri. “However, the agenda may be modified after the all-party meeting at 11 a.m. tomorrow.” Additionally, Giri noted that the meeting will also discuss forming a Procedure Advisory Committee to manage the Parliament’s functioning systematically. Consultations are underway to establish the committee with no more than 21 members.
Currently, the House of Representatives is operating under the old rules of procedure. The meeting tomorrow is expected to move forward with the process of drafting new rules of procedure. There is an understanding that the assembly will decide to form a Rules Drafting Committee during the meeting. Giri added that once the house establishes its own rules, there will be no lack of guidelines needed for necessary parliamentary work.
Due to the dissolution of parliament and subsequent elections, many public issues have remained unresolved for a long time. Parliamentary members will be allowed to raise these issues during zero and special session times, as clearly outlined. There is a possibility that MPs will be permitted to speak during the special session in tomorrow’s meeting. The Secretariat has already informed the Speaker to initiate parliamentary practices like zero hour and special session from tomorrow itself. Spokesperson Giri shared that the Secretariat has started the necessary preparations to enhance parliamentary efficiency and ensure in-depth discussion on public concerns.
