KATHMANDU: In today’s session of the National Assembly (NA), annual reports (the fiscal year 2018-19) of five constitutional bodies were presented.
Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada, on behalf of the Prime Minister, presented the 60th annual report of the Public Service Commission and the reports of the National Inclusion Commission, Tharu Commission, Madhesi Commission, and the Muslim Commission.
Similarly, Thagendra Prakash Puri, on behalf of Legislation Management Committee president Meghi Gurung, presented the committee report about the ‘ Revenue Leakage (Investigation and Control-first amendment) Bill-2075 BS’.
Earlier, the NA session on December 30 had decided to send the Bill to the Legislation Management Committee for clause-wise discussions.
Fourteen lawmakers registered 29 amendment proposals in regard to 14 clauses.
But it was endorsed without any amendment by the Committee. Similarly, the meeting passed a proposal tabled by the Finance Minister seeking consideration on the ‘Nepal Special Service Bill-2076 BS’.
It was endorsed by a majority of votes. Taking part in the discussions over the proposal, Radheshyam Adhikari of the Nepali Congress warned that the bill could squeeze the citizens’ fundamental rights, urging the government to have trust in the people.
Another NC lawmaker Anita Devkota dismissed the need for bill at this hour, urging the government to withdraw it.
Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s Ram Narayan Bidari said there should be no objection from anywhere in enacting a law to punish those involved in crimes.
Lawmakers express worry over low capital expenditure Meanwhile, lawmakers speaking in the ‘special hour’ in the meeting of the National Assembly before this, complained that development works have been hampered at the local level and in the provinces due to the shortage of employees.
The NA shall meet again at 1:00 on January 2.
(With inputs from RSS)
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