Kathmandu: The first session of the newly elected House of Representatives (HoR) is set to commence today, marking the onset of a new legislative period following the elections held on March 5. The session is scheduled for 2:00 pm in the multipurpose room of the under-construction Federal Parliament Building located in Singha Darbar.
According to National News Agency Nepal, President Ramchandra Paudel had called for a session of both houses of the Federal Parliament on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. Ekram Giri, Spokesperson of the Parliament Secretariat, confirmed that all necessary preparations, including physical, security, technical, and human resources, have been finalized to facilitate the conduct of the parliament session. Meanwhile, the meeting of the upper house, the National Assembly, will be convened in the National Assembly room at the Federal Parliament Secretariat.
The 275-member House of Representatives comprises 182 members from the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party, 38 from th
e 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 MP.
On today’s agenda, three ordinances are set to be presented in the House of Representatives. Home Minister Sudhan Gurung will introduce the ‘Voters’ List (First Amendment) Ordinance 2082′, ‘Election of Members of the House of Representatives (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2082’, and ‘Nepal Special Service (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2082’. The session will be chaired by the eldest member of the HoR, Arjun Narsingh KC, where the date for the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the HoR will also be announced and agreed upon.