Six Agendas Scheduled for Today’s House of Representatives Meeting; Prime Minister May Not Respond

The House of Representatives is scheduled to discuss the policy and program today, which includes the presentation of the annual policy for the fiscal year 2083/084. Although Prime Minister Walendra Shah is expected to answer questions raised regarding the policy and program, his attendance has not been confirmed. The agenda also includes presenting amendments to the annual policy for approval, introducing the principles and priorities of the Appropriation Bill, and reviewing the draft rules committee report. (30 Baishakh, Kathmandu)

There are six items on the agenda for today’s meeting of the House of Representatives. The session, which will convene at 11 a.m., opens with a discussion on the policy and program as the first agenda item. On Baishakh 28 (Monday), President Ram Chandra Paudel had presented the government of Nepal’s annual policy and program for the fiscal year 2083/084 during a joint session of both houses of the federal parliament. However, no discussion on this was held in the House of Representatives at that time.

Although there was a scheduled discussion on Wednesday, the continuous obstruction by opposition parties made it unlikely. Today’s agenda also includes Prime Minister Shah responding to questions raised about the policy and program, but officials from the parliamentary secretariat have indicated uncertainty regarding his presence in parliament.

The Prime Minister might delegate another minister to respond on his behalf. He exercised this right by not attending the House session on Wednesday. Despite opposition parties demanding that the Prime Minister’s attendance be made mandatory, this demand was not included in the meeting agenda. The third agenda item involves submitting amendments received on the government’s annual policy and program for approval.