First session of new HoR begins today

KATHMANDU: The first session of the newly elected House of Representatives (HoR) begins today, following the elections held on March 5.

A meeting of the House of Representatives has been scheduled for 2:00 pm at the multipurpose hall of the under-construction Federal Parliament Building in Singha Durbar.

President Ramchandra Paudel convened a session of both houses of the Federal Parliament for today on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.

Spokesperson of the Parliament Secretariat, Ekram Giri, stated that all necessary preparations, including physical infrastructure, security, technical arrangements, and human resources, have been completed for the session. The meeting of the upper house, the National Assembly, will be held in its designated hall at the Federal Parliament Secretariat.

The 275-member House of Representatives includes 182 members from the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party, 38 from the main opposition Nepali Congress, 25 from the CPN-UML, 17 from the Nepali Communist Party, seven from the Shram Sankriti Party, five from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, and one independent member.

According to today’s agenda, three ordinances will be presented in the House of Representatives. Home Minister Sudhan Gurung is scheduled to table the Voters’ List (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2082, the Election of Members of the House of Representatives (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2082, and the Nepal Special Service (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2082.

The meeting will be chaired by the eldest member of the House, Arjun Narsingh KC. The dates for the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker will also be announced and finalized during today’s session.