KATHMANDU:  A meeting of National Assembly on Friday passed the ‘Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Bill, 2075’, through a majority vote.

Earlier, the upper house of the federal parliament rejected the amendment proposal on the bill presented by lawmaker Radheshyam Adhikari. Speaking at the meeting, he had argued that the bill snatch away the livelihood of Nepalis and thus filed and amendment to the bill.

Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav had tabled the bill in the National Assembly. The bill was received from the House of Representatives, the lower house, with its message. The National Assembly will next meet at 11 am on March 24.