KATHMANDU, May 18 -- The cabinet meeting held on Thursday decided to approve the withdrawal of the bill introduced to amend the Political Parties Act 2073 BS. The government withdrew the bill related to political parties registered in parliament shortly after the cabinet meeting.

Spokesman at the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Ekram Giri, said that the letter for the withdrawal was registered by the law ministry on Thursday in line with the cabinet meeting.

"Government bills are withdrawn when the government wants. When the letter comes to withdraw the bill in the House, it creates an environment for withdrawal," said an official at the Federal Parliament Secretariat. An easy environment has been created for the withdrawal of the bill ...