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Kathmandu. Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has said that the drafting of a bill has begun to provide lifelong facilities to the country’s former dignitaries. Minister Lekhak said this while responding to questions raised by lawmakers in the House of Representatives meeting on Monday.
He said that the Supreme Court and the parliamentary committee have also directed to provide facilities only by making a legislative law, so he is engaged in the law-making process. He said that this move is being widely criticized and asked, is it appropriate for the government to decide and provide something without making a law or is it better to make a law from the House? He also asked.
He clarified that the law is being formulated so that it does not put unnecessary burden on the country’s treasury while providing facilities to former dignitaries.
He said, ‘The Government of Nepal has received approval from the Council of Ministers on the concept paper prepared for the formulation of a bill regarding the facilities of former dignitaries on Magh 9, and preliminary work has begun on the formulation of the bill. The Supreme Court has said that the law should be made, the law should be made through legislative authority, not by ordinance, and the facility should not be provided by the decision of the Government of Nepal. The Auditor General said the same, the parliamentary committee said the same. Even though the draft was made repeatedly, it could not take the form of a law. What I want to urge is, is it a matter of the government deciding to provide it without making a law or is it a matter of the House making a law and providing it? While providing facilities to the former special categories, no unnecessary burden will be placed on the state treasury.
Stateing that the government is aware of the country’s economic situation, Minister Lekhak said that no action will be taken that will create adverse effects on the country’s economic situation.
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