Nepali lawmakers tend to shun study and research—with rare exceptions

Shrestha and Thapa like to prepare themselves thoroughly with the help of teams in order to carry out their duties.

The House of Representatives on February 15 endorsed the proposal to consider the bill to revise the Food Purity and Quality Act, allowing lawmakers to register amendments to it in three days. The very next day, Sumana Shrestha, a member of the House, with the support from the members of her secretariat created a virtual platform—Google Docs—seeking feedback. She had taken to social media to reach out to the public.