The Reconstruction Authority Bill which was also tabled will help expedite post-earthquake reconstruction and rehabilitation works in the country that was rocked by two devastating earthquakes in April and May that killed over 9,000 people.
The main opposition Nepali Congress had been obstructing the government's move to table the Reconstruction bill alone, while NC had insisted that both the bills should be tabled simultaneously.
Chairman of bill committee Ganga Chaudhary tabled the bill related to Reconstruction Authority while Minister of Law Agni Kharel tabled the Constitution Amendment Bill.
Nepali Congress lawmaker Nabindra Raj Joshi said the Constitution Amendment Bill was tabled in the Parliament to address the demands put forth by the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front.
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If the bill is endorsed by Parliament, it would help in resolving the ongoing crisis in southern Nepal, he said.
The Constitution Amendment Bill was registered by the previous Nepali Congress-led government under the premiership of Sushil Koirala.
The memorandum submitted to Oli contains demands to declare those who died during Terai-Madhes agitation as martyrs, provide rightful compensation to those whose houses and property were destroyed and looted and withdraw cases filed against Madhesi party cadres.
Gachhadar also urged the prime minister to re-demarcate the provincial boundaries and make the new Constitution fully inclusive among others.
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Since the promulgation of the Constitution in Nepal in September, the Indian-origin Madhesis have been agitating as they believe the new charter discriminates against them, denying them equal standing with other Nepalis.
The agitation has obstructed supply of essential commodities including petrol thereby creating a crisis in Nepal which blames India for imposing an "economic blockade".
India maintains that it has imposed no such blockade, and that the restrictions are a result of security concerns as Madhesis are protesting the new Constitution in the Terai region of Nepal bordering India.