House of Representatives in Nepal endorses Citizenship Amendment Bill sent back by President
The Hindu
The Bill was endorsed without making any changes to the one sent earlier to the President for authentication
The House of Representatives in Nepal on Thursday endorsed the country’s first Citizenship Amendment Bill sent back by President Bidya Devi Bhandari for reconsideration.
During a voting held in Parliament, a total of 135 voted in favour of endorsing the Amendment Bill in its current form, while 60 lawmakers belonging to the main Opposition party, CPN-UML, voted against the Amendment Bill. Only 195 lawmakers were present in the House meeting on Thursday.
The Bill was endorsed as it is, without making any changes to the one sent earlier to the President for authentication. Now, it will again be forwarded to the President for authentication.
President Bhandari on Sunday returned the Bill to the House of Representatives for reconsideration, a month after it was passed in Parliament.
The Bill was presented to the President for authentication after being endorsed by the House of Representatives and the National Assembly.
The Bill has been endorsed as it is, without making any changes to the one sent earlier to the President for authentication. Now, it will again be forwarded to the President for authentication.
The Bill was to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act 2063 BS. It has sparked controversy after lawmakers of the main opposition CPN-UML raised questions on some of its provisions including granting citizenship certificates immediately to foreign women married to Nepali citizens.
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