Kathmandu, July 4: National Assembly Vice-Chair Bimala Ghimire has said that the Bill designed to amend the Citizenship Act, 2063 should be passed soon.
At an interaction on the Citizenship Bill organized by the Forum for Women, Law and Development here today, Ghimire said that the Bill can be moved forward by making necessary amendments to implement the provisions of the Constitution through the Act. She also urged the members of the National Assembly to focus on the discussion on this Bill.
She however called for caution to be sensitive to linguistic errors, as sometimes even legal words can cause confusion. Not paying attention to ‘and’ and ‘or’ can cause problems in sensitive issues like citizenship,” she said.
FWLD Director Advocate Sabin Shrestha urged the NA members to pass the bill quickly. He suggested removing the penalty for self-declaration from the bill and emphasized the need for accountability and transparency in the development of citizenship.
The bill has come to the NA after it was passed by the House of Representatives along with a provision to grant citizenship in the mother’s name as well.
