KATHMANDU, May 29: Competition among major political parties in disrupting the parliament during the past two months took its toll on three ordinances, two of them urgently needed for the country.
The Ordinance on Making the Public Service Inclusive, Ordinance on Disappearance of People (Crime and Punishment) and Ordinance on Electoral Rolls expired on Thursday as per the constitutional provision.
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Article 88.2 (C) of the constitution says that an ordinance ceases to exist ipso facto if the parliament does not endorse it within 60 days of the first sitting of the parliament after the issuance of the ordinance. The winter session of the parliament had begun on March 29.
The government had on April 15 tabled the ordinances issued on February 10. However, due to obstruction of the House by Nepali Congress during April and Maoists since May 5, the House could not discuss the ordinances.
Of the three, the ordinances on disappearance and public service had drawn serious flaks from within then five-party ruling coalition as well as from the opposition parties and human rights community.
Human rights community opposed the ordinance on disappearance, saying that it did not meet the international standards and ignored the aspect of justice to victims. Main opposition Nepali Congress protested the ordinance, claiming that the Maoist-led government wanted to impose arbitrary decisions instead of keeping the investigation process fair.
The ordinance on public service pledged proportional representation of all communities including the Madhesis, dalits, janajatis and women in all government services including the police and the army. The Tharu community had launched a weeks-long protest against the ordinance alleging that the ordinance enlisted them under the Madhesi category instead of treating them as a distinct indigenous group in the Tarai.
