President Bidya Devi Bhandari has sent back the Citizenship Bill sent to her for authentication after being passed by both the House of Representatives (HoR) and the National Assembly.
Spokesperson at the President’s Office Sagar Acharya issuing a statement on Sunday has stated that President Bhandari has sent back the bill to the HoR for reconsideration as per Article 113(3) of the Constitution.
“Except in the case of a Finance Bill, if the President is satisfied that reconsideration is necessary on a bill, the Bill may be sent back to the House where it originated with necessary information within 15 days of receiving the Bill,” 113(3) of the Constitution says about exception to mandatory certification of bills sent to the president.
“The Bill presented to the President for certification according to this Article, shall be certified within 15 days, and both the Houses shall be informed about that as early as possible,” 113(2) of the Constitution says about authentication of bills.
President Bhandari has sent back the Citizenship Bill two days before expiry of the 15-day deadline.