Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has held discussions with the Chief Whips of the parliamentary parties of major political parties on making the Federal Parliament's works and business effective.
In the discussions held at the Prime Minister's official residence at Baluwatar today, the PM expressed his concern over the process of 'important' bills brought by the government not moving ahead. He also urged all concerned to make the parliament's business more effective.
Nepali Congress' chief whip Ramesh Lekhak, CPN (Maoist Centre)'s chief whip Hitraj Pandey and Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP)'s chief whip Santosh Pariyar participated in the discussions.
Expressing concern over the delay in taking into the process the important bills brought by the government, the Prime Minister held the consultation with the chief whips to make the parliamentary activities more effective, said Manohari Timilsina, the Prime Minister's Press Expert.
RSP's chief whip Pariyar said PM Dahal expressed concern over the delay related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Bill concerning transitional justice.
"The Prime Minister had inquired about what was happening regarding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Bill related to transitional justice.. The PM has been informed that the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee has completed deliberation on the Bill by forming a sub-committee, and the task of writing the report is in progress," Pariyar said.
Similarly, the RSP's chief whip Pariyar had called attention of the Prime Minister also on the topic of difficulty in carrying out works in an effective manner due to the delay in the election of the presidents of the parliamentary committees.
Discussions were also held on the occasion on removing the ongoing obstruction in parliament. PM Dahal also held a meeting today with KP Sharma Oli, Chairperson of the main opposition party CPN (UML), before this.
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