KATHMANDU, AUGUST 11

Nepali Congress Joint Secretary and former minister Mahendra Yadav has urged the president to certify the citizenship bill soon.

It may be noted that the Bill has now been sent to the head-of-state for authentication following its endorsement by both houses - National Assembly and the House of the Representatives.

Speaking at a programme here today, the leader said the bill was capable of addressing the issues of statelessness facing people living in Tarai and other parts of the country. 'It needs to be certified and implemented without any delay,' he added.

According to him, the five-party alliance is the need of people and it will continue till and even after the upcoming elections of the Province Assembly and the House of Representatives.

He claimed that the one-year achievement of the incumbent government was notable as it accomplished such works which were unachievable for the erstwhile government during its three-year term.

Speaking at the same programme, CPN-UML leader and former Minister Khagaraj Adhikari urged the government to reduce the prices of petroleum products in line with prices in the international market.

A version of this article appears in the print on August 12, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.