President Bhandari calls House session for March 7

Kathmandu, March 1

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called the House session for March 7. On recommendation of the Cabinet, the House session will start at 4 pm on March 7, as per the President’s Office statement on Monday.

President shall summon other sessions from time to time in accordance with this Constitution,” reads Article 93(1) of the Constitution. “Provided that the interval between two consecutive sessions shall not be more than six months.

Since PM Oli had dissolved the House 13 days before the January 2 deadline, the SC citing the Article 93(1) issued the mandamus ordering that the House session be convened within 13 days. The last House session had ended on July 2, 2020. The next session should have been called by January 2, 2021 as the Constitution prohibits a gap of more than six months before two consecutive House sessions.