KATHMANDU, Feb. 12 -- With the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N) rejecting the ordinance aimed at amending the Land Related Act-one of the six ordinances recently issued by the President on the government's recommendation-the government has delayed bringing these ordinances to parliament for approval.

Party insiders said the government delayed presenting them in parliament as it struggles to secure the support of JSP-N, whose backing in the National Assembly is crucial for endorsing the ordinances. The failure to pass the ordinances through parliament will put the government in a moral crisis, even though the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML command an overwhelming majority in the House of Representatives (HoR).

Both the Hou...