Effects of the dissolution

Two dozen bills will lapse or have their enforcement processes halted until the House resumes.

Nepal's Parliament has been in limbo for more than a month since the presidential pronouncement of its dissolution. As enshrined in the constitution, Parliament is an organic institution with a life of its own. The House of Representatives, with directly elected members, characterises the very genesis of Nepali democracy by reflecting public opinion and the will of the citizens. The parliamentary body has a defined lifespan and is dissolved naturally once its term ends. Such a dissolution requires the house to seek a new mandate from the public. But in Nepal, Parliament's life has been cut short prematurely, thus instigating a chain reaction that has adverse effects on matters that directly depend on the functioning of the lower house, and ultimately interferes with the aspirations of national prosperity.