Kathmandu: Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Devraj Ghimire, held discussions on how the report prepared by the parliamentary investigation special committee on the Civil Service Bill could be implemented. Speaker Ghimire separately discussed the matter with Chief Whip of the ruling CPN (UML) Mahesh Kumar Bartaula, Chief Whip of coalition partner Nepali Congress Shyam Kumar Ghimire, and Federal Parliament’s General-Secretary Padma Prasad Pandey.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Ghimire mentioned that several important bills are still under consideration in the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee. He urged political parties to forge a common viewpoint on the issue to enable the parliamentary committee to enforce the report and advance its other businesses promptly.
During the meeting, Ghimire informed that Joint-Secretary Kanchan Dulal was entrusted with the responsibility of Secretary of the Committee to enhance its effectiveness. He emphasized that the Committee’s business should not be stalled by any means.
In response, the Chief Whips and the General-Secretary of the Federal Parliament Secretariat suggested that the Speaker make decisions regarding the report based on recommendations furnished by the major political parties. Earlier last Friday, the Speaker had discussed the same matter with joint-secretaries Laxmi Prasad Gautam and Ekram Giri from the parliament secretariat.
The Speaker is also planning to summon a joint meeting the next day after gathering suggestions separately, it was shared.