KATHMANDU, June 18: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday authenticated the constitution amendment bill which was earlier endorsed by both upper and lower houses of the federal parliament to pave the way for replacing Nepal’s map in the national emblem with the country’s new political and administrative map.
According to a press release issued by Sheetal Niwas, the president's office, the bill was authenticated by the president this afternoon.
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The National Assembly, the upper house of parliament, on Thursday unanimously endorsed the constitution amendment bill to pave the way for replacing Nepal’s map in the national emblem with the country’s new political and administrative map that includes Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura.
A total of 57 of the 58 lawmakers present in the Upper House voted in favor of the amendment bill, according to National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina. Lawmakers belonging to the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), the main opposition party, Nepali Congress, and Janata Samajbadi Party are represented in the upper house.
Five days ago, the bill had received unanimous endorsement from the House of Representatives (HoR).
