Kathmandu, Nepal, May 23, 2021: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has issued ‘Ordinance on Nepal Citizenship (First Amendment)’ to amend the existing citizenship act.
The ‘Ordinance on Nepal Citizenship (First Amendment)’ has been issued at the recommendation of the Council of Ministers as per Article 114 of the Constitution of Nepal, states a press statement issued by the Office of the President on Sunday.
Though the provisions of the ordinance are not disclosed yet officially, it is said that the ordinance has aimed to address the demands of the Madhaes based parties regarding the issue of citizenship.
The ordinance is taken importantly from different sectors as it is brought at the time when political situation of the country has turned into confrontations on ranges of issues including the issue related to change the government.
Though almost all the political parties including a dissident faction of the ruling UML have standing against of the government, a faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) led by Mahanta Thakur has been extending support to the government.
