Acting President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav on Friday prorogued the ongoing House session.

In a letter sent to Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire, Yadav said the current session of both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly was prorogued with effect from Friday midnight in accordance with Article 93(2) of the Constitution on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.

The President, on the recommendation of the government, summons and prorogues the sessions of the federal parliament. Acting President Yadav ended the session as President Ramchandra Paudel is currently undergoing treatment in India.

The current session of the House of Representatives that began on January 25 was the first session after the parliamentary elections last year.

The ongoing session has been prorogued as the time is running out to begin the budget session. The government has to arrange for the presentation of the government’s policies and programmes, pre-budget discussions, and budget tabling by May 29.

As per the constitution, the annual budget must be tabled in Parliament on Jeth 15 [May 29 this year].

An official at the Parliament Secretariat said the budget session must commence latest by May 8 to complete the preparations before the budget for the fiscal 2023-24 is presented. Rule 145 of the House regulations says pre-budget discussions must be completed 15 days ahead of the budget presentation.