The parties in the ruling coalition have agreed to move the citizenship bill forward. A meeting of the ruling parties held at the PM's residence in Baluwatar decided to move the Citizenship Bill forward, said government spokesperson Gyanendra Bahadur Karki while talking to media persons after the meeting.
According to him, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba had proposed to move the Citizenship Bill ahead in the meeting. He also shared that the citizenship bill will be tabled in the parliament soon after completing the due process.
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Govinda Koirala briefed the participants of the meeting about the progress made so far.
Government spokesperson Karki said that the meeting also discussed about the current political developments and about controlling inflation.
He said that the issue of cabinet reshuffle was not raised at the meeting. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Deuba, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal.
SOURCE: NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY-RSS
