PM and top leaders to address winter session of Parliament

Kathmandu, January 27 — The schedule of the winter session of the Federal Parliament, which will start from January 31, has been determined.

The meeting with the Chief Whips and Whips of the major political parties held today at Singha Durbar under the chairmanship of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Devraj Ghimire, has prepared the schedule for the whole month of Magh (till Mid-February).

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Mahesh Bartaula, the Chief Whip of the ruling party CPN (UML), informed that the agenda to be discussed in the winter session of the Parliament has been prepared.

According to him, at the beginning of the first day of the Parliament, Prime Minister and the top leaders of the parties representing in the Parliament will address the session. On the same day, various ordinances brought by the government will be tabbed in the parliament.

"The Prime Minister will address the first day of the Parliament session. After that, the initial agenda of the top leaders of all political parties, including the leader of the opposition party, addressing the session has been fixed," said Chief Whip Bartaula.

Chief Whip of Nepali Congress Shyam Kumar Ghimire said that the agenda of the meeting of the Parliament till Mid-February has been prepared and it has been agreed to proceed ahead accordingly.

In subsequent meetings, the ordinances submitted to the Parliament will be presented for decision. The agenda prepared in today's meeting will be approved by the Business Advisory Committee meeting on Tuesday.

Chief Whip Bartaula shared that there is an agreement between the ruling party and the main opposition party to pass important bills and existing legislations to make the upcoming session effective.

He expressed his commitment to increase the efficiency of the Parliament and make it constructive and active. Chief Whip of CPN (Maoist Centre) Hitraj Pandey and Whip of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Nisha Dangi also participated in the meeting.