KATHMANDU, April 2: Today marks the beginning of the first session of the newly elected House of Representatives (HoR). The HoR comes into being following the elections held on March 5.
A meeting of the HoR has been called for 2:00 PM today in the multipurpose room of the under-construction Federal Parliament Building in Singha Darbar.
President Ram Chandra Paudel had called a session of both houses of the Federal Parliament for today, on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.
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Spokesperson of the Parliament Secretariat, Eakram Giri, said that all preparations, including physical, security, technical, and human resources, have been completed for the conduct of the Parliament session. The meeting of the upper house (National Assembly) under the Federal Parliament will be held in the National Assembly room at the Federal Parliament Secretariat.
The 275-member HoR has 182 members from the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party, 38 from the main opposition Nepali Congress, 25 from the CPN (UML), 17 from the Nepali Communist Party, seven from the Shram Sankriti Party, five from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, and one independent MP.
As per the agenda for today, three ordinances are being presented in the HoR. Accordingly, Home Minister Sudan Gurung will table the 'Voters' List (First Amendment) Ordinance 2082 BS,' 'Election of Members of the House of Representatives (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2082 BS,' and 'Nepal Special Service (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2082 BS.'
The meeting will be chaired by the HoR's eldest member, Arjun Narsingh KC. The date of the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the HoR will also be announced and agreed upon at the meeting today.
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