Kathmandu, July 18 -- The last session of the House of Representatives was a total farce.

The session began on March 7 following the Supreme Court's February 23 order when it reinstated the dissolved lower house. Its five-member Constitutional Bench had ruled that the KP Sharma Oli government's House dissolution was unconstitutional.

The session lasted 44 days-until April 19-but only nine meetings were held in the period. Its business was limited to endorsing the condolence motions on the demise of incumbent and former lawmakers despite there being dozens of bills pending to be discussed and made into laws. The government did not present the bills for discussion and endorsement to make them into laws.

Another House session is beginning...