House session ends without appointing 26 lawmakers

KATHMANDU, APR 29 - The first session of the Legislature-Parliament was prorogued on Tuesday without appointing 26 lawmakers . The Cabinet failed to make the appointments in over two months of government formation.

The House session was ended after the government failed to give it business. President Ram Baran Yadav announced the end of the session at the request of the government. Major parties--Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and UCPN (Maoist)--are engaged in a blame game over the delay in the appointments.

The NC has said the process was delayed due to non-cooperation from the UML and the UCPN (Maoist). The two parties say Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has not demanded names from them for the purpose.

The first session of Parliament ran for 31 days and held 32 meetings. The first meeting of Parliament was held on February 26 which endorsed 22 of the 24 ordinances issued by the President after the dissolution of Parliament on May 27, 2012.

The passage of the bill related to the formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Commission on Enforced Disappearances is one of the major achievements. The House also elected NC President Sushil Koirala as the prime minister and Subas Chandra Nembang as its Speaker.

The Parliament endorsed the proposal regarding Army mobilisation during the second Constituent Assembly election. Other tasks are formation of various committees and endorsement of the rules of procedure.

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