Kathmandu, April 6: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has prorogued the current session of the Federal Parliament. On the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, President Bhandari prorogued the fifth session of both the houses to be effective from this midnight, according to the parliament secretariat.
The parliament session remain postponed since the outbreak of Coronavirus. The session that began on 20 December 2019 appointed the Speaker of the House of Representatives and passed some important bills.
The Coronavirus was discussed as a matter of public importance while a resolution on violence against women was also passed. However, the citizenship bill and federal civil service bill could not be endorsed while the much-debated Millennium Challenge Corporation related to US support to Nepal did not get tabled for discussion.
A total of eight bills were passed by the HoR while 13 bills remain under consideration.
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