Nepal’s Parliament Passes First Citizenship Amendment Bill

Kathmandu, Jul 13 (PTI): Nepal’s Parliament on Wednesday handed the nation’s first Citizenship Modification Invoice, which was underneath dialogue for greater than two years as political events didn’t forge a consensus on it.

The invoice has been underneath dialogue within the Home of Representatives since 2020, however it didn’t be endorsed as a consequence of variations among the many political events over sure provisions, specifically the seven-year ready interval for acquiring naturalised citizenship for overseas ladies married to Nepali males.

Within the assembly of the decrease home of Parliament or the Home of Representatives on Wednesday, House Minister Bal Krishna Khand introduced Nepal’s first Citizenship Modification Invoice 2022 earlier than the lawmakers, and stated that the invoice has been tabled in parliament to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act 2006 and make provisions for offering citizenship as directed by the Structure.

“There are millions of people who find themselves disadvantaged of citizenship certificates though their mother and father are residents of Nepal. The shortage of citizenship certificates was additional depriving them of schooling and different amenities. I enchantment to assist create an setting to endorse the brand new invoice and for headway to implement the legislation by formulating new legal guidelines,” the House Minister stated.

Khand exuded confidence that the brand new invoice could be taken ahead within the Higher Home of Parliament or the Nationwide Meeting on Thursday throughout which clause-wise deliberations would start.

Final week, the Nepal authorities had withdrawn the Citizenship Invoice from the Home of Representatives after the primary opposition CPN-UML lawmakers protested towards its proposals.

In 2018, the then KP Sharma Oli authorities had registered the invoice on the Parliament Secretariat. PTI SBP VM VM CJ CJ

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