KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 15
National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina said the parliamentary committees had been performing well to serve the public interest, including law-making with motivation, diligence, and enthusiasm.
After inquiring about the work progress and practices of the Legislation Management Committee at its meeting today, NA Chair Timilsina commented that the committees under the NA were seriously working to formulate laws by maintaining both quality and quantity.
"The thematic committees have been successful in settling some contentious issues on the basis of consensus. It would be much appreciated if the political parties created an atmosphere for presenting the issues settled after discussion in the current parliamentary session".
Sharing that some of the bills the NA endorsed three years ago are still pending in the House of Representatives, he inquired who would take responsibility if the bills were not endorsed on time from the lower House.
On the occasion, LMC President Parshuram Meghi Gurung said that the committee had put forth several bills through consensus after rigorous discussion in more than 671 meetings during the tenure of four years.
President of Delegated Management and Government Assurance Committee Ram Narayan Bidari admitted that quality reforms could not be made in law-making due to deep-rooted traditional mindsets of people running the government, political parties and bureaucrats.
Also speaking on the occasion, Secretary at Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Baikuntha Aryal said they were fully aware of the LMC's campaign to remove the provisions 'as delegated' in lawmaking.
Chair Timilsina has initiated the practice of attending committees' meetings to make the committee's works effective and encourage the members.
A version of this article appears in the print on February 16, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
