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Weakening of Parliament is, by extension, weakening of the political system.

With the winter session of the federal Parliament scheduled to start on Friday, leaders from both the ruling and opposition parties have instructed their lawmakers to prepare for an effective presence and participation in House meetings. To kick things off, Parliament is likely to witness heated debate on the endorsement of six ordinances the government recently enforced. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, in a parliamentary party meeting of CPN-UML on Tuesday, instructed lawmakers to defend government moves, particularly to stand firm in favour of the ordinances. Sher Bahadur Deuba, president of the largest ruling party, Nepali Congress, has also instructed Congress lawmakers not to speak against the ordinances.