NC leaders including PM Deuba discuss Citizenship Bill with President Bhandari
Dr. Bhesh Raj Adhikari, personal secretary of the President, informed that President Bhandari inquired about the business of the parliament and the citizenship bill during the discussion.
KATHMANDU, May 31: President Ram Chandra Paudel has authenticated the Citizenship Bill. President's legal advisor Baburam Kunwar informed Ratopati that the President authenticated the Citizenship Bill on Wednesday morning.
Before this, former President Bidhyadevi Bhandari ha
KATHMANDU: A writ has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) against President Bidya Devi Bhandari. A writ was filed in the SC against the President for not authenticating the Citizenship Bill as per the Constitutional provision. Sunil Ranjan Singh and others filed a petition saying that President Bhandari committed a “violation of parliamentary supremacy […]
KATHMANDU: The five-party ruling coalition is discussing the stance of President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the issue of the Citizenship Bill. The ruling coalition is enraged after President Bhandari rejected the Citizenship Bill passed by the House of Representatives for the second time and sent to the President for authentication. The coalition leaders are scheduled […]
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: The citizenship bill passed with majority by both houses of parliament is currently in hold at the President’s office since the past 14 days.
Speaker of the lower house Agni Prasad Sapkota had sent the bill to the President's office on September 5 for the authentication.
According to the secretariat of the federal parliament, President Bidya Devi Bhandari must authenticate the bill by September 20. During this period, President Bhandari authenticated more than dozen bills but has not shown any interest in authenticating the citizenship bill.
As per the constitution, President Bidya Devi Bhandari has no option but to authenticate the bill.
It has been mentioned in the constitution that the President is obliged to authenticate the bill passed by the lower and upper house by 15 days. However, in the past, President Bhandari has authenticated bills and ordinances within a day.
The main opposition party, CPN-UML, has been maintaining that the government should provide citizenship to foreign women getting married with Nepali men only after 7 years of marriage. President Bhandari also seems concerned over the same.
Earlier, the parliament had sent the bill for authentication but President Bhandar returned the bill demanding review. In its part, the lower and upper house once again passed the bill without making any changes and sent it for authentication.
It has been learnt that President Bhandari is these days holding discussions and consulting with legal experts and they have consulted her to resign rather than authenticate the bill. However, President Bhandari has not made any decision yet, according to sources close to the president's office.
Besides, the ruling alliance has also started demanding resignation of President Bhandari if she refuses to authenticate the bill.
KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has intensified consultations with different quarters on the issue of the Citizenship Bill that has been sent by the Parliament for authentication. On Thursday, President Bhandari is holding a discussion with leaders of the Janata Samajbadi Party on the issue. On Wednesday, she consulted with the leaders of the CPN […]
KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has continued what has been dubbed “intensive discussions” with experts and former security officials on the Citizenship Bill. The Parliament sent the Citizenship Bill to the President for authentication. Sources said the President’s Office has called more than 100 retired AIGs and IGPs of Nepal Police, Armed Police and National […]
KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has sent back the Citizenship Bill to the Federal Parliament for reconsideration. The Parliament had earlier sent the Bill to President Bhandari for authentication. According to President’s office spokesperson Sagar Acharya, President Bhandari sent the Citizenship Bill back to Parliament on Sunday for reconsideration. “It is necessary to reconsider the […]
