State no. 1 Assembly passes Bill on State Police

Biratnagar : The State Assembly of State no. 1 has today unanimously passed the Bill Designed to Provide for State Police, 2020. Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Hikmat Kumar Karki had presented a proposal in the Assembly seeking endorsement of the bill.

On the occasion, Minister Karki said the bill has made provision for the special court to be formed under the leadership of the District Attorney to settle any case against any erring police personnel in the district itself. Stating that the police person’s salary could not be increased by double in the present situation, he said arrangements have been made for increasing the score in the internal evaluation of police personnel working in the hazardous and challenging sectors.

Earlier, legislators Umita BK, Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari, Laxuman Tiwari, Bimal Karki and Shiva Narayan Gangain had withdrawn their respective proposals for amending the bill, stating that the Minister had partly accepted the topics for amendment.

Likewise, the State Assembly today unanimously passed the Bill Designed to Manage the State Forest. Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, Jagadish Prasad Kusiyat had presented a proposal related to this in the State Assembly meeting. The State Assembly will next meet at 1:00 pm on Tuesday. (Photo available)