Finance bill passed, minister presents statute amendment bill

The meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) also acting as the legislative parliament, Friday, passed the finance bill 2065.

The bill was passed by majority.

Meanwhile, the government has presented a bill on Sixth Amendment of the Interim Constitution.

Minister for Law, Justice and CA Affairs Dev Gurung presented the bill, which seeks to make some changes in the eligibility of voters.

As per the recent cabinet decision, the government is seeking to change the provision on voting age so as to allow any youth over 18 years to cast vote that year if he/she reaches the age by previous Chaitra (mid-April).

Later today, the meeting of the CA is expected to pass the CA regulation clearing the way for starting the process of writing new constitution. Nepalnews.com sd Nov 14 08