Kathmandu. Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) lawmaker Khusbu Oli said that the Speaker had consulted with chief whips of different political parties regarding the issue of diplomatic passport.
Talking to media persons after the meeting with the chief whips of the political parties participating in the House of Representatives, Speaker Oli said that discussions were held on how to take forward the demand for diplomatic passport from various members of the House of Representatives.
According to the Passport Act-2076 BS and Regulation, Clause 6 has the provision that only the designated officials going to attend special government programs or special work will be eligible for diplomatic passport. “The Speaker has called the party whips and chief whips to discuss how to take forward the demand for diplomatic passport as members of various House of Representatives have been demanding it,” she said. According to Section 6 of the Passport Act, 2019, only the designated officials can go to special government programs or special work as per Section 6 of the Passport Act. ’
However, he said that many lawmakers have to travel abroad for various programs and it is difficult to provide passport in an easy manner as per the current legal system. She said that the Speaker has called for a discussion to collect suggestions from whips and chief whips of various political parties on how to facilitate the lawmakers in the coming days on this issue.
“But since many honorable people have to go on foreign trips for various programs, it is not appropriate to do so now as per the Act and Regulations, but consultations have been invited on how to facilitate the honorable people in the coming days,” she said. ’
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