10 July, Kathmandu : The House of Representatives (HoR) has approved a proposal that seeks consideration on the ‘Rastriya Sewa Dal Bill, 2083’. The House of Representatives meeting unanimously endorsed the proposal tabled by Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Sobita Gautam, on behalf of Prime Minister Balendra Shah.
In response to the questions raised during the discussion, Minister Gautam made it clear that the Bill was not brought to militarize the country. He said the training given to students started as early as 2022 BS. Minister Gautam added that the present Bill was brought to make the related act brought in 2027 BS further relevant.
It aims to inculcate a sense of patriotism among students, Gautam argued. Earlier, while participating in the discussion on the proposal, HoR Members Bikram Singh Thapa, Prakash Pathak, Rajiv Khatri, Janak Singh Dhami, Parashuram Tamang, Narendra Kumar Kerung, Sushil Khadka, Bharat Prasad Parajuli, Kriparam Rana, Pradip Bista, Shambhu Prasad Dhakal, Lima Adhikari Acharya, Gopal Sharma, Ganesh Bahadur Bishwakarma, Nitima Bhandari Karki, Ojaswi Sherchan, Lal Bikram Thapa, Krishna Hari Budhathoki, Ninu Kumari Karna, Shulav Kharel, Hari Prasad Bhusal, Sajida Khatun Siddiki, Ranju Neupane, Balawati Sharma, Badan Kumar Bhandari, Ganga Lakshmi Awal, Govinda Panthi had put forth their views.
Minister Gautam had also presented the 19th annual report of the Election Commission for the fiscal year, 2081/82 BS; the 8th annual report of the National Security Council, and the 18th annual report of the National Women’s Commission on behalf of Prime Minister Shah. The HoR will meet next on July 14.
