KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) has lodged a formal protest against the appointment of the CPN-UML parliamentary party leader Khagaraj Adhikari as Gandaki Chief Minister. NC submitted a protest letter to Province Head Dilliraj Bhatta on Sunday, urging him to nullify the appointment, citing the unconstitutional nature of the process. Nanda Prasad Neupane, NC Chief Whip, […]
POKHARA: Gandaki province Chief Minister Khagaraj Adhikari has got the vote of confidence from the province assembly on Friday. UML leader Adhikari got 31 votes in the 60-member province assembly. He entertained the support of the CPN-Maoist Center and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). Senior lawmaker Mitralal Basyal, who won from UML, did not participate in […]
KATHMANDU, June 29: The main opposition party, the CPN-UML, has demanded the resignation of Gandaki Province Chief Minister (CM) Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel. The CPN-UML has demanded the resignation of CM Pokharel, saying that the ruling coalition has made the provincial assembly a prisoner of indecision by halting the discussion on the budget.
POKHARA, June 12: Despite losing a trust motion on Thursday, caretaker chief minister of Gandaki Province, Prithvi Subba Gurung has staked his claim for the formation of a new government in the province.
Gurung reached the Office of Province Chief and submitted a letter to Province Chief Sita Kumari Poudel claiming that he has the support of members of the ruling CPN-UML, Rastriya Janamorcha (RJM) and Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP).
The members of RJM and JSP, however, signed in the letter to support Krishna Chandra Nepali, parliamentary party leader of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC). As many as 31 provincial assembly members including Nepali reached the Office of Province Chief in person and submitted the claim on Friday.
Nepali is said to have the support of 11 members belonging to the CPN (Maoist Center), 2 of Rastriya Janamorcha (RJM) and 3 of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) along with the 15 members of the NC.
Province Chief Sita Kumari Poudel, on Friday, invited the members of the assembly to stake claim for new government formation after Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung lost a confidence motion on Thursday. Any member, who can muster the support of the majority of members in the province assembly, can submit his/her claim for the position of chief minister by 3PM Saturday.
Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre have forged an alliance to topple the CPN-UML government in Gandaki, moving a no-trust motion against the Prithvi Subba Gurung-led led government -
