KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The meeting of both houses of the Federal Parliament is taking place today. The House of Representatives (HoR) meeting in the Federal Parliament Building in New Baneshwar is expected to pass the ‘Banking Offenses and Punishment (Second Amendment) Bill, 2081’ and the ‘Legislation Bill, 2081’

In the meeting, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, is scheduled to present a proposal that ‘Banking Offenses and Punishment (Second Amendment) Bill, 2081 be passed’. Before that, Finance Minister Paudel will present a proposal that ‘Banking Offenses and Punishment (Second Amendment) Bill, 2080 should be discussed along with the report of the Finance Committee’.

Similarly, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has an agenda to present a proposal that ‘Legislative Management, 2081 should be passed’. Before that, Chaurasia will present a proposal that the Legislation Bill, 2080 originated in the National Assembly along with the report of the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee should be discussed.

According to Padma Prasad Pandey, the general secretary of the Federal Parliament, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will present the annual report of the National Information Commission, 2079/80 in the meeting, and Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire is scheduled to read out a letter received from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers regarding the responsibilities.

In today's meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel is scheduled to respond to questions related to the Ministry of Finance.

During the meeting, Narayan Prasad Dahal, chairperson of National Assembly will provide details regarding a letter received from the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers about the responsibilities to the members of the Council of Ministers.

In the meeting, Kamala Pant, chairperson of the Development, Economic Affairs and Good Governance Committee is scheduled to submit ‘annual report of Development, Economic Affairs and Good Governance Committee for the year 2080/81’ and Sonam Gelzen Sherpa, chairperson of the Federalism Enablement and National Concerns Committee is scheduled to submit the ‘annual report of the Federalism Enablement and National Concerns Committee for the year 2080/81’ in the meeting

Similarly, Dr Surendra Aryal, secretary of the National Assembly, is scheduled to table the message received from the HoR regarding the ‘Public Service Broadcasting Bill, 2077,' which was passed by the National Assembly and sent to the HoR for further consideration.

In the meeting, Bidya Bhattarai, Minister for Education, Science and Technology, will present a proposal that ‘Regarding the Nepal University Bill, 2079, which was returned from the HoR with amendments, the amendments made by the HoR should be discussed’ and ‘the amendments made by the HoR, regarding the Nepal University Bill, 2079, which was returned with amendments from the HoR, should be agreed upon.’ 

 
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