Prime Minister, with the consent of Speaker, has ended the ongoing session of the legislature parliament beginning 9 pm on Sunday.

The winter session, which began on January 15 by endorsing the Interim Constitution, went on through tumultuous period for five subsequent months before the PM called for its end on Sunday.

“Now the parliament will be called by the PM as per the constitution,” said Speaker Subas Nemwang.

The budgetary session of the parliament is expected to be called beginning Asar 18 (July 2) by the Prime Minister.

“The parliament has fulfilled its major responsibilities. And now the lawmakers can visit their respective districts and villages and spread the message of Constituent Assembly elections,” said Nemwang.

In the five months, the legislature parliament – an assembly of 330 nominated MPs including Maoists that replaced the earlier elected House of Representatives that was restored after successful Jana Andolan II – has passed a number of important legislations including two amendments of the interim constitution as well as a number of electoral bills. Just two days ago it passed the crucial CA Members Elections Bill.

The parliament’s regular sitting had to be suspended for seven times after Maoist MPs, Terai MPs and RPP MPs stalled the proceedings raising their respective demands.

On the closing day, the parliament formed six special committees – Parliamentary Special Hearing Committee; CA Elections Monitoring Committee; Peace Agreement Implementation Monitoring Committee; Conflict Victims Relief Committee; State Restructuring Committee; and Socio-economic Restructuring Committee. Likewise, it also formed a committee headed by MP Tek Bahadur Chokhyal to probe the killing of RPP MP Krishna Charan Shrestha – who was killed in September reportedly by cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha. The parliament also amended its regulations.