The parliament adopted a Proclamation which besides cutting all the existing rights of the King, made the House of Representatives the sole body on which the sovereign rights of the people will rest. The proclamation also declared Nepal as a secular state.
The proclamation was passed unanimously today by the House after discussion and was presented by Prime Minister GP Koirala.
After the Proclamation the HMG has now been re-christened as Nepal Government, RNA becomes the Nepal Army, session of the House will be called by the PM and all executive rights will rest on the Cabinet which will be accountable to the HoR.
Similarly, the Cabinet will appoint the RNA chief, existing provision on commander-in-chief of the army and security council will be scrapped, while a new security council led by the PM will be constituted. The army will be mobilized by the cabinet. The proclamation also scraps the existing Royal Council and all the works of the council would now be performed by the HoR. The existing laws on royal succession will also be scrapped. While the budget of the palace will be fixed by the HoR, the King’s property will also be taxable.
Also gone will be the controversial provision giving the monarch discretionary powers in certain cases.The proclamation says all the laws and constitutional provisions contradicting with it would be considered void and any obstacles in implementing the proclamation will be solved by the HoR.
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