The new government is working to issue a proclamation through the reinstated House of Representatives (HoR) that will curtail King’s powers and privileges, reports said.

Finance minister Ram Sharan Mahat said on Saturday that the declaration will ascertain the sovereignty of the people and Parliament, which would have the same effect as a law. He said that the declaration was prepared by the government and discussed among the seven parties of the alliance.

However, Mahat did not make it clear what powers of the king will be slashed and if taxes will be levied on properties and annuities of the royal family.

Associated Press quoted Ram Prasad Shrestha, one of the members of the judicial commission formed by the government as saying that, “The king is not above the Constitution, but (whether there can be) punishment for him, it is not clear.”

Similarly, UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal also hinted that the HoR would soon take such a significant decision while addressing the HoR session after the election of new Speaker. He called on the Speaker to overcome the challenges and obstructions ahead by acting boldly.

According to various reports, the proposed proclamation will declare the HoR as the supreme body of the country. It is said that the parliament will have right to formulation, amendments and dismissal of regulations regarding heir to the throne, the privileges and annuities to the king will be determined by the parliament, questions can be raised at the court regarding illegal deeds of the king and that His Majesty’s government will henceforth be called Nepal Government. The proposal also states that the position of the supreme commander of chief of the army will be canceled and that commander of the army will be nominated by state management committee of the parliament on the recommendation of the prime minister.