Nepal: Upper Houses passes the New Map Amendment Bill

The constitutional amendment bill of the new controversial political map has passed in the Upper House of the Nepali Parliament. 

The lower house of the Nepali Parliament has previously voted in support of this bill. The country's National Assembly unanimously passed a constitutional amendment bill to include the country's new political map in its national emblem.

In this disputed new map, Lipuleh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura coming in the state of Uttarakhand of India have been described as part of Nepal.