The Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal decided to maintain its support for the government while continuing to oppose the controversial Ordinance to Amend Certain Nepal Acts Related to Land Management, 2081. The decision was made on the final day of the party’s three-day-long Central Committee meeting in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

According to party spokesperson Manish Suman, the meeting concluded that the current government has failed to address key issues such as eradicating corruption, promoting good governance, fostering development, and amending the constitution. However, despite these concerns, the party will uphold its support for the coalition government.

JSP-Nepal decided to endorse five ordinances, including the Ordinance to Amend Certain Nepal Acts Related to the Promotion of Good Governance and Public Service Delivery, 2081, the Financial Procedure and Fiscal Responsibility (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2081, and the Privatisation (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2081. The party also backs the Ordinance to Amend Certain Nepal Acts Related to Economic and Business Environment Reform and Investment Promotion, 2081 and the Ordinance to Amend Certain Nepal Acts Related to Cooperatives, 2081.

However, the party remains firmly opposed to the land ordinance, citing serious concerns over its potential impact on public welfare and national interest. Earlier, a report prepared by party vice-chair Raj Kishore Yadav had highlighted that the ordinance could facilitate the arbitrary distribution of public land, leading to environmental degradation and threatening peace and security by altering the country’s demographic composition.

The government introduced the ordinances in the House of Representatives during the first meeting of the winter session on January 31. Although the ordinances were scheduled for endorsement on 6 February, the government has delayed the vote, anticipating opposition from JSP-Nepal. While the ruling coalition holds a majority in the lower house, it requires support from JSP-Nepal’s three members, among others, to secure a majority in the upper house.

The party meeting also expressed support for the "No Cable Car Campaign" against the construction of a cable car in Pathivara, urging the government to resolve the dispute through dialogue and negotiation.

As per constitutional provisions, all ordinances must pass both chambers and be replaced by bills within 60 days of their introduction, or they will automatically lapse. The government faces a deadline until March to ensure their passage.