House of Representatives to Convene Today, Agenda Includes Approval of Rules of Procedure

May 30, Kathmandu – The House of Representatives is scheduled to meet today at 1:00 PM. The agenda includes the passage of the House Rules of Procedure. The session will commence with Ganesh Parajuli, chairperson of the House Rules Drafting Committee, presenting a motion to initiate clause-by-clause discussion on the draft rules. Following this, members of parliament will have the opportunity to present their views along with proposed amendments. The proposed amendments will then be submitted for decision.

Also on today’s agenda is a proposal to allow Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle to present the Nepal Rastra Bank (Third Amendment) Bill. To date, 35 amendments have been proposed to the rules of procedure. Opposition MPs have put forward amendments seeking to mandate ministers’ presence in parliamentary committee meetings, prevent the enforcement of any laws while parliament is in session, and clarify the procedural approach regarding constitutional amendments within the rules. Members from the ruling party have proposed several amendments aimed at correcting linguistic errors in the draft rules.