Nepal, April 29 -- The government has introduced two ordinances after suspending the parliamentary session, drawing criticism from the opposition.

A cabinet meeting on Monday decided to promulgate an ordinance related to the Constitutional Council and another concerning the cooperative sector. The move came just a day after the government called the parliamentary session and subsequently deferred it. As per constitutional provisions, ordinances cannot be issued while parliament is in session.

Earlier, a cabinet meeting on April 21 had recommended to the President to convene a parliamentary session. Acting on the recommendation, President Ram Chandra Paudel summoned the session for April 30. However, the government recommended its suspe...