Nepal, May 5 -- The government has recommended that President Ram Chandra Paudel convene a new session of the Federal Parliament beginning May 11.

Prime Minister Balen Shah made the recommendation during a Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, proposing that both houses of the Federal Parliament begin their budget session at 2 PM on May 11.

The move comes after the government earlier postponed a scheduled parliamentary session that had been set for April 30 and instead recommended eight ordinances on April 27.

President Paudel subsequently authenticated the ordinances over the following days.

The recommendation to summon Parliament came shortly after the President issued the much-debated ordinance related to the Constitutional Council on ...