House of Representatives endorses Citizenship Bill
19 May 2024
KATHMANDU: The House of Representatives (HoR) passed the much-awaited Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 (First Amendment), Bill 2079.
In the meeting of the HoR on Friday, the bill was presented for decision after Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand responded to the questions raised by the parliamentarians during the discussion on the bill.
The proposal presented by Minister Khand was endorsed by a majority.
Earlier, the amendment proposals registered by the MPs of the main opposition CPN (UML) to set a seven-year time limit for obtaining citizenship by marriage and to establish provisions if foreign men...
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