The government has decided to again move the Citizenship Bill forward in its present state.
A meeting of the ruling coalition held at Baluwatar on Tuesday has decided to table the Citizenship Bill in the House of Representatives (HoR) again and send it to the president for authentication.
“The president returned the citizenship bill, this is her constitutional right,” government spokesperson Gyanendra Bahadur Karki said. “It has been agreed to table the citizenship bill in parliament again and send it to the president for authentication by completing the process.”
President Bidya Devi Bhandari had on Sunday returned the Citizenship Bill sent to her for authentication after being passed by both the HoR and the National Assembly.
The ruling coalition has also decided to move the bill on Truth and Reconciliation Commission forward by incorporating suggestions from stakeholders, human rights activists and civil society on the issue.
“It has been agreed to move the bill on Truth and Reconciliation Commission forward with suggestions from everybody after holding extensive discussions on the bill. The Law Minister has been holding discussions with everybody regarding this,” said Karki.
