KATHMANDU: The ruling coalition, which holds a two-thirds majority in parliament, has decided to step back from the controversial land ordinance.
The government, which includes the Nepali Congress and the UML, concluded in a meeting on Wednesday that the ordinance cannot be pursued further.
A meeting of the ruling parties was held at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official residence in Baluwatar, where the decision was made. Nepali Congress Chief Whip Shyam Ghimire confirmed that the ordinance will not move forward as a replacement bill.
Ghimire stated that the ruling coalition has decided to introduce the land-related provisions as a regular bill instead. The concerns of all ruling parties will be incorporated into the revised version, which will be presented in the upcoming parliamentary session.
“The land ordinance cannot be taken forward as a replacement bill,” said Ghimire after the meeting. “Today’s main agenda was how to address this issue, and we have decided to introduce it as a regular bill while ensuring that concerns of all ruling parties are considered.”
The decision comes amid political tension, with opposition parties already stalling parliamentary proceedings over the dismissal of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Managing Director Kulman Ghising.
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