President Returns Constitutional Council Ordinance for Reconsideration

Kathmandu. The Constitutional Council related ordinance sent by the government for approval was returned by the President's Office on Sunday.President Ram Chandra Paudel has sent back the 'Constitutional Council (Work, Duties, Rights and Procedures) (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2083' recommended by the government to the government for reconsideration.While previous presidents have been rapidly issuing ordinances brought by the government, the question of what will happen now that President Paudel has sent it back has arisen.Regarding this matter, constitutional expert and senior advocate Dr. Chandrakant Gyawali had argued that the President, being a constitutional head of state and not an executive, cannot...