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KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday issued an ordinance to amend the Nepali Citizenship Act, reported The Himalayan Times.
The President s office said in a statement issued yesterday that the President had issued the Nepali Citizenship (first amendment) ordinance pursuant to Article 114 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal.
After the issuance of the ordinance, citizenship by descent will be provided to offsprings of bona fide citizens of Nepal, those owning citizenship by birthright. Likewise, as per the ordinance, the children whose mothers are Nepali citizens but their fathers identities cannot be established, will be granted Nepali citizenship.
Amendment of the citizenship act was one of the clauses put forward by Mahantha Thakur, Rajendra Mahato faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal to provide their support to Prime Minister Oli.
Bidya Devi Bhandari issues ordinance to amend Nepali Citizenship Act
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