Inaugural Session of Nepal's House of Representatives Commences Today

Kathmandu. The first session of the House of Representatives following the election held on Falgun 21 is commencing today. The meeting is scheduled for 2:00 PM in the multipurpose hall of the under-construction Federal Parliament building in Singha Durbar.

President Ramchandra Paudel had summoned the session of both houses of the Federal Parliament for today on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal, on Chaitra 16.

Parliament Secretariat spokesperson Ekram Giri stated that all preparations, including physical, security, technical, and human resources, have been completed. The meeting of the Upper House (National Assembly) will be held in the National Assembly hall at the Federal Parliament Secretariat.

The Constitution mandates that the session of the Federal Parliament must be summoned within 30 days from the date of the announcement of the final results of the House of Representatives election. The Election Commission submitted the 'Report on the House of Representatives Member Election 2082 with Results' to the President on Chaitra 5.

The 275-member House of Representatives includes 182 members from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 38 from the Nepali Congress, 25 from the Nepal Communist Party (UML), 17 from the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), seven from the Shram Sanskriti Party, five from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), and one independent member.

Three Ordinances to be Presented in the House of Representatives

Three ordinances are set to be presented in today's meeting. The tentative agenda includes Home Minister Sudhan Gurung presenting the 'Voter List (First Amendment) Ordinance 2082', 'House of Representatives Member Election (First Amendment) Ordinance 2082', and 'Nepal Special Service (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2082'.

Prior to that, the senior-most member/Speaker Arjun Narsingh KC will read out the letter received from the President regarding the summoning of the session and the letters from the Office of the President regarding the appointment of the Prime Minister and the formation of the Council of Ministers.

Federal Parliament Secretariat General Secretary Padma Prasad Pandey informed that the Speaker will present a proposal for approval to conduct proceedings as per the House of Representatives Regulations, 2079, until the House drafts its own regulations in accordance with Article 104 of the Constitution of Nepal.

The tentative agenda for Thursday includes the nomination of members to chair the meeting in the absence of the Speaker.

General Secretary Pandey stated that the agenda includes members delivering speeches on behalf of their respective parties to mark the commencement of the session. In the same meeting, the Speaker will set a date for the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives as per Rule 7 of the House of Representatives Regulations, 2079.

At the end of the meeting, the Speaker will present a condolence motion for former Constituent Assembly members and former members Rishikesh Gautam, Mohammad Aftab Alam, Amod Prasad Upadhyay, Homnath Dahal, and Constituent Assembly and National Assembly member Baldev Bohora.