First session of HoR for 15 hours

KATHMANDU: The maiden session of the House of Representatives was held for 11 times in nine days over a span of one month since March 5.

At the meeting of the HoR today, Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara shared that the lower house business lasted for a total of 15 hrs 30 minutes.

During the period, the HoR endorsed the Interim Rules of Procedures-2074, held election for the post of Speaker and Deputy Speaker, and saw Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli winning a vote of confidence.

Similarly, four ordinances were also approved during the session.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari had addressed a joint meeting of the HoR and the National Assembly on March 28. Likewise, the Prime Minister addressed the lower house twice, making statements of public importance.

The session of the HoR is being prorogued from midnight today.