Both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly have accepted 4 of the 8 ordinances brought by the government. The ordinances amending the Public Procurement Act (Second Amendment), the Anti-Money Laundering Act (Third Amendment), the Cooperative Act (First Amendment) and some Nepal Acts related to the Health Sciences Academy were approved on Friday.

Contrary to expectations that the National Assembly, which is in the hands of opposition parties, might reject the ordinances, the ordinances have been accepted. The ruling party, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Party (RSVP), has a presence in the House of Representatives with a two-thirds majority. The upper house is not represented in the National Assembly. The Congress and the NCP have agreed to cooperate on some ordinances in the National Assembly, which has made it easier for the RSVP. The Congress has also cooperated by withdrawing the notice of rejection of the ordinances registered by the National Assembly.

The President had issued 8 different ordinances from 17-22 Baisakh on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. Some amendments to the Nepal Act related to universities, special provisions related to the dismissal of public officials, ordinances to amend some Nepal Acts, and the Constitutional Council (First Amendment) Ordinance were also issued. These ordinances are yet to be submitted to the parliament by the government. Federal Parliament Spokesperson Ekram Giri said that 4 ordinances have been approved and the government's initiative will be important in the case of the remaining ordinances as well. 'The responsibility of how to take the ordinance forward lies with the government,' he said.

Congress MP Ranjit Karna in the National Assembly said that some of the 8 ordinances brought by the government have 'reservations' and that he will support the rest. Now, the way has been opened to make the issues brought in the ordinance a part of the act through a replacement bill. The cabinet meeting held on Friday has decided to submit the replacement bills of all four ordinances to the federal parliament. 

Congress MP Ranjit Karna said in the National Assembly that some of the 8 ordinances brought by the government have 'reservations' and that he will support the rest. He informed that he will not disapprove of the proposals and bills brought by the government in favor of development, economic prosperity, and good governance. Currently, 2 seats are vacant in the 59-member National Assembly. With 24 members, the Congress is the largest party in the assembly.

The NCP has 17 members and the UML has 10 members. Similarly, JSP Nepal has 2, LOSPA Nepal has 1, Rastriya Janamorcha has 1 and 2 nominees. Congress MP Karna had withdrawn the notice to reject the Public Procurement Act (Second Amendment) Ordinance. When the UML MPs did not withdraw the notice of rejection registered, the proposal was rejected by a majority when it was presented for decision.

On behalf of the government, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam coordinated with the Congress and the NCP to get the ordinance passed in the National Assembly. In the National Assembly, NCP leader Jhakku Prasad Subedi says that although four ordinances can be supported, the remaining four cannot be accepted. ‘The process of calling a parliamentary session and then stopping it again to bring ordinances is wrong.

Regarding the process, we have disagreements with all eight ordinances,’ he said, ‘However, we have given a clear message that we cannot cooperate with them as we have serious disagreements with the content of the four ordinances.’ Knowing that the Congress and the NCP will not cooperate, the government has not brought a proposal to approve the remaining four ordinances.

The Constitutional Council Act was amended through an ordinance to assist the government in the process of appointing the Chief Justice. Immediately after the ordinance, the Constitutional Council recommended the appointment of the Chief Justice. Similarly, the current government easily removed 1,500 political appointees made by the previous government to various bodies by bringing an ordinance on the appointment of public officials. From the ordinance, new committees have been formed to resolve the problem of squatters, from the abolition of trade unions. The opposition parties have been protesting on these issues. 

There is a constitutional provision that the President can issue an ordinance on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers if something needs to be done immediately when the House is not in session. There is a provision that the ordinances issued in this way must be submitted to both houses after the Federal Parliament is in session. Article 114 of the Constitution states that if both houses do not accept it, the ordinance will automatically become inoperative. If it is not inoperative in this way, the Constitution states that it will automatically become inoperative 60 days after the meeting of both houses.