In a meeting with a delegation led by senior advocate Sushil Kumar Pant, vice-chairman of the Association of Nepali Origin (ANO) Central Committee, he said that the draft that has been made public is a zero draft.
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Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has said that the bill to amend and unify the law related to non-resident Nepalis, which has been made public for discussion, will be moved forward only after discussing it with all stakeholders.
In a meeting with a delegation led by Senior Advocate Sushil Kumar Pant, Vice President of the Central Committee of the Association of Nepali Origin (ANO), he had said that the draft that has been made public is a zero draft.
Although it was previously public that the Nepal government was preparing to present it in this session of the Parliament, the possibility of its immediate presentation in the Parliament has been averted after Minister Khanal said that there would be extensive discussions. ANO had drawn the government's attention to the fact that some points in the public draft of the act were impractical, irrelevant and insufficient to connect Nepalis living abroad with Nepal.
‘When this law comes, it should come as a bridge that connects Nepali people and Nepali minds with Nepal for a long time,’ said Vice President Pant. He drew the attention of Foreign Minister Khanal to the need for extensive discussion on the draft law to be presented in the parliament related to NRN. ANO had also submitted a letter of attention to Minister Khanal in this regard. It mentions the need for amendment in the definition of a person of Nepali origin, and the need for extensive discussion and revision in the draft to address Nepalis who have emigrated within and beyond three generations.
The letter states, ‘No matter where people of Nepali origin are born and whose citizenship they are, Nepal will always be alive in their hearts. The upcoming law should accept them as an integral part of Nepal rather than foreigners.'
Receiving the ANO's attention letter submitted by a delegation including ANO General Secretary Chudamani Bhattarai, Board of Trustee member Babukrishna Karki, and ANO Nepal President Krishna Prasad Sapkot, Minister Khanal said that he had prepared a questionnaire before submitting this bill to Parliament and that opinions and suggestions would be sought from all stakeholders on it.
