Newly elected Speaker of the House of Representative (HoR) Subash Nemwang has said a ‘historic political proclamation’ that aims to make the parliament all-powerful will be presented in the House on Tuesday.
Speaking at an interaction program organized by the Reporters’ Club Sunday, Nemwang said the proclamation to be presented before Tuesday’s HoR session would establish the supremacy of the parliament. Expressing belief that the groundbreaking dossier on parliamentary supremacy would be endorsed by the House, he said the parliament would work fully in the interest of the people.
Although he didn’t make any specific mention about the proclamation, media reports said it proposes, among other things, to massively slash the power of the King, turn His Majesty’s Government into ‘Nepal Government’, bring the army under the purview of the parliament and change it into ‘Nepal Army’ [from Royal Nepalese Army], impose tax on the income and properties of the King and his family.
The Speaker also informed that homework to formulate new regulations for the smooth functioning of the HoR was underway.
Nemwang, who was elected as the Speaker on Saturday, said even as he respected the Maoist demand that the reconvened parliament be dissolved right away, the parliament has momentous role to play in the present transitional phase.
“I respect the Maoist demand but we should not forget that country faced big problems in the absence of the parliament. The House of Representatives has a responsibility to successfully bring the country to an election to the constituent assembly,” said he.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the seven political parties this afternoon discussed the ‘parliamentary proclamation’, deciding to present in at tomorrow’s session for approval.
A meeting of the top leaders of the seven-party alliance early Monday will formally approve the dossier before it is presented in the parliament session, it is learnt.