Kathmandu, Feb. 6 -- The government has backtracked on its plan to put the ordinance to vote in the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, both scheduled for Thursday.

The agenda was removed after it became clear that the ruling coalition would lack a majority in the National Assembly. Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya informed Speaker Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal that the ordinances would not be presented today, said UML's chief whip Mahesh Bartaula.

The agenda was included in the tentative business advisory of both houses scheduled today.

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