Kathmandu, Jan. 27 -- Despite repeated commitments, various parliamentary committees under the House of Representatives have not been able to finalise pending bills even as winter session is around the corner.

Months before the winter session was summoned, Speaker Devraj Ghimire in October had asked the chairpersons of the House committees to expedite deliberations on the pending bills to get them ready for the winter session. Along with the committee chairs, cross party whips and chief whips had committed to facilitating discussions and endorsements of the bills under consideration.

However, with the new session, which is also called the bill session, just a few days away, the respective committees have failed to live up to their commi...