Parliamentary committee instructs gov’t not to implement its decision regarding the name of the country
Kathmandu. State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the Federal Parliament of Nepal has instructed the government not to implement the decision of the Council of Ministers regarding the formal name of the country.
The meeting of the committee held on Monday has directed the government to withhold the decision made on September 27. The committee has also instructed the government to present the proposal at the parliament if the change of formal name of the country is necessary, informed Shashi Shrestha, chair of the committee.
Earlier, on September 27, the Council of Ministers had decided to change the formal name of the country to ‘Nepal’ in place of ‘Federal Democratic Republic Nepal’ so as to maintain uniformity.
According to a news source, the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs had requested the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration on October 20 to circulate the decision of the Council of Ministers to all local levels. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued the circular to 572 local levels of the country on October 21.
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