August 17, 2017 2:08 PM

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Nepal Parliament starts discussion on much awaited Constitution Amendment Bill

The Nepal parliament has started discussion on much awaited Constitution Amendment Bill. After house accepted the Constitution Amendment Bill (second amendment)-2073 with voice vote last evening, speaker Onsari Gharti allowed members to begin the discussion.<br/><br/>There will be clause-wise discussion on the bill before putting it for vote. The Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN), which was formed in April this year after the merger of six Madesh-centric parties, had been been demanding constitution amendment on various issues including language, delineation of federal provinces and citizenship.<br/><br/>While ruling Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre and other coalition partners are in favour of the amendment, the opposition-CPN-UML and some others parties are opposing it.

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