KATHMANDU, Feb 15: The ruling parties have decided to proceed forward with the ordinances issued by the government in Parliament.
A meeting of the top leaders of the ruling coalition held at the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar on Saturday, decided to move forward with the ordinances after discussing it among all ruling parties.
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Speaking to a group of journalists after the meeting, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak said that after discussing with all the parties in the federal parliament, the ordinance would be presented for decision in the National Assembly meeting on February 18. He claimed that the ordinance would secure a majority for approval.
Minister Ramesh Lekhak stated that Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N) President Upendra Yadav and Vice President Rajkishor Yadav have also agreed to support the ordinance during a telephone conversation.
He said that replacement bills would address the dissatisfaction regarding the land-related ordinance and other ordinances. He mentioned that the ruling parties Nepali Congress and CPN-UML will form a task force to work in phases for the constitutional amendment.
Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli, NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba, other leaders from UML and NC, Samajbadi Party Chairman Ashok Kumar Rai, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Chairman Mahantha Thakur, Nagarik Unmukti Party Chairperson Ranjita Shrestha, and Janamat Party Vice Chairman Abdul Khan, among others, attended the meeting on Saturday.
