The quick political rise of former celebrity TV journalist Rabi Lamichhane is, no doubt, one of the biggest surprises in Nepali politics in recent times. Within six months of forming a political party, Lamichhane has been successful in becoming the country’s deputy prime minister and home minister. The rise of Lamichhane, who is quite new to Nepali politics, to the all-important post of home minister at once, has created quite a buzz in the home ministry and police organizations.
KATHMANDU, May 19: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Govinda Prasad Sharma Koirala, held a meeting with the chairperson of the CPN (Maoist Center) and former prime minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' regarding the citizenship bill.
KATHMANDU, June 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who has been serving as the caretaker prime minister after the House dissolution, has expanded his Cabinet.
In his recent expansion on Thursday, PM Oli has kept the portfolio of the Defence Ministry with himself.
Releasing a statement earlier today, the Office of President shared that PM Oli formed a 25-member Cabinet. He made several reshuffles on June 4 as he inducted 10 ministers from the Mahantha Thakur-faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP).
Khagraj Adhikari has been appointed as the Minister for Home Affairs while JSP’s Raj Kishor Yadav will serve as the Minister for Industry Commerce and Supply. Similarly, Nainkala Thapa, spouse of former Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’ has been appointed as the Minister for Communication and Information Technology.
Jwala Kumari Sah, Narad Muni Rana, Ganesh Pahdai, Mohan Baniya and Asha Kumari BK are among those inducted in the Cabinet on Thursday. Of them, Baniya will remain the minister without portfolio while BK will remain as the minister of state.
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