Government Withdraws Social Media Bill from National Assembly

Kathmandu. A proposal to withdraw the Social Media Bill, 2081, has been presented in the National Assembly. In today's session, Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Kumar Sinha presented the motion for withdrawal on behalf of Prime Minister and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Sushila Karki.

During the session, National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal directed the Legislation Management Committee to submit a report regarding the bill, which is currently under consideration by the committee. The Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday had approved the decision to withdraw the bill from the Federal Parliament.

The bill, registered during the 17th session of the National Assembly, is currently under deliberation in the Assembly's Legislation Management Committee. The Federal Parliament Secretariat stated that the bill will be withdrawn after completing the parliamentary procedures.