Nepal upper house re-endorses controversial Citizenship Bill

Kathmandu : Nepal’s upper house has again endorsed the controversial Citizenship Bill without any changes though it was earlier returned by the President.

A meeting of the National Assembly held this evening passed on the bill with a majority after it was presented at the upper house after the House of Representatives (HoR) passed it for the second time.

Before the final round of voting over the bill, it was sent to the Legislative Management Committee for a discussion where it was passed with a majority on August 31.