Kathmandu, Nepal, December 20, 2022: The Federal Parliament Secretariat has scheduled an oath-taking ceremony for the newly elected members to the House of Representatives (HoR) on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for at 1:00 pm on December 22, secretary general of the secretariat said on Monday.
The Article 88 of the Constitution has made a provision that every member of the Federal Parliament has to take an oath of office and secrecy as provided in the law before taking part for the first time in the meeting of the parliament or its committees.
As per the provision, senior-most (by age) member of the HoR will administer the oath of office and secrecy to other members after taking oath from the President Bidya Devi Bhandari. It is likely that Pashupati Samsher Rana would administer oath of office and secrecy to the HoR members in the capacity of senior most HoR member.
With the decision, the secretariat has urged all the members-elect to be present in the oath-taking with the certificate of the election, a photocopy of the Nepali citizenship and two recent passport size photos. Likewise, the members are also requested to wear the national uniform and their cultural attires during the ceremony.
