The government has promulgated several ordinances, six of which are in force, but all lapse after the first week of April if they are not approved by the parliament. The government has a majority in the lower house but not in the upper house and there is a varying degree of consensus amongst the lawmakers on these ordinances.
At the moment, there are six ordinances in force of which two (Motor vehicles act and Citizenship) will likely be passed as law without much controversy. The other four are contentious to varying degrees. The Insurance ordinance was modeled on the report of a select committee, which had representation from most opposition parties and thus would likely
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