Kathmandu, December 18 — The CPN (Unified Socialist) has divided responsibilities among its central leaders. This comes five and a half months after the party's national convention, with the decision finalized during a standing committee meeting held on Tuesday, December 11.
As per the division, Jhalanath Khanal has been assigned the responsibility for the school department, while Dr. Beduram Bhusal has been made the head of the organization department. Premesh Hamal has been given charge of the foreign department, and Ghanendra Basnet will oversee the state affairs department.
Rajendra Pandey, Jagannath Khatiwada, Prakash Jwala, Jayanti Rai, Bhanubhakta Joshi,...
Kathmandu, December 18 — The CPN (Unified Socialist) has divided responsibilities among its central leaders. This comes five and a half months after the party's national convention, with the decision finalized during a standing committee meeting held on Tuesday, December 11.
As per the division, Jhalanath Khanal has been assigned the responsibility for the school department, while Dr. Beduram Bhusal has been made the head of the organization department. Premesh Hamal has been given charge of the foreign department, and Ghanendra Basnet will oversee the state affairs department.
Rajendra Pandey, Jagannath Khatiwada, Prakash Jwala, Jayanti Rai, Bhanubhakta Joshi,...
KATHMANDU: As anticipation builds for the National Assembly (NA) election, the CPN (Unified Socialist) has unveiled its selected candidates for the two seats allocated by the ruling alliance. The alliance, acknowledging the significance of the impending elections with 19 seats becoming vacant in March, designated two positions to the CPN (US).
Hailing from the Dalit cluster in Bagmati Province, Ghanshyam Rijal Biswakarma emerges as the party's nominee for one of the seats. In Karnali Province, Sabitri Malla from Dailekh has been chosen to represent the party, particularly from the Female cluster, according to Vice-Chairman Rajendra Pandey.
The party's decision-making...
KATHMANDU: As anticipation builds for the National Assembly (NA) election, the CPN (Unified Socialist) has unveiled its selected candidates for the two seats allocated by the ruling alliance. The alliance, acknowledging the significance of the impending elections with 19 seats becoming vacant in March, designated two positions to the CPN (US).
Hailing from the Dalit cluster in Bagmati Province, Ghanshyam Rijal Biswakarma emerges as the party's nominee for one of the seats. In Karnali Province, Sabitri Malla from Dailekh has been chosen to represent the party, particularly from the Female cluster, according to Vice-Chairman Rajendra Pandey.
The party's decision-making...
KATHMANDU, Sep 3: CPN (Unified Socialist) has called a secretariat meeting for Monday. The Vice Chairman of the party Rajendra Pandey informed that the meeting has been called to discuss the implementation of the decisions made by the Central Committee meeting.
However, the time
KATHMANDU, July 15: The secretariat meeting of CPN (Unified Socialist) is taking place today as well.
Party Spokesperson Jagannath Khatiwada said that the secretariat meeting will be held at Pushpalal Memorial Foundation.
The secretar
KATHMANDU: Opposition parties including the Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist) in Bagmati Province are busy doing homework to topple the Astha Laxmi Shakya government in just less than two weeks she took the helm of the provincial government.
The leaders of the ruling alliance said they are yet to finalize the roadmap for the new government after the split in the ruling CPN-UML finalizes formally.
The ruling UML is most likely to split and lose the majority in the Bagmati Province Assembly after UML’s erstwhile senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal formed a new party named CPN (US).
The opposition alliance is yet to decide who will lead the new government. However, CPN (US) leader Rajendra Pandey is much likely to replace Chief Minister Shakya.
Former CM Dormani Poudel, in an apparent bid to prevent the party-split, stepped down as the UML parliamentary party leader and chief minister on August 18. He also proposed Shakya as the PP leader and got her elected unanimously.
Shakya, who was said to be close to UML's then senior leader Madhav Nepal, was proposed as the chief minister of the province and Province Chief Bishnu Prasai appointed her as the executive head of the province as per Article 168 of the Constitution of Nepal on the same day.
She is the first female chief minister as well. She inducted two ministers to her Cabinet. However, one of the ministers --- Social Development Minister Krishna Prasad Khanal--- announced his affiliation to the CPN (US). Rajendra Pandey had already opened up as the active leader of the new party. With this, CM Shakya apparently lost the majority in the 109-strong provincial assembly.
To avoid the crisis for a time being, she recommended the governor of the province for prorogation of the ongoing session of Bagmati Province Assembly. However, the crisis is still prevailing.
Mathematics in Bagmati Province Assembly
Of the 109 members of the provincial assembly, the ruling UML has 56 members including speaker. Support of 55 members is enough to form the government.
Though two members have so far joined CPN (US), leader Pandey said that other members will also soon join the new party as the Election Commission (EC) has extended a deadline until September 7 to join the new party.
Pandey claimed that most of the 23 members who supported Madhav Nepal in the early days will join the CPN (US).
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KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Opposition parties are preparing to demand that the province chief summon the special session of the Bagmati Province Assembly at a time CPN-UML’s Ashta Laxmi Shakya has recently been sworn in as the chief minister of the province.
Whip of Nepali Congress (NC) in the province, Tsering Dorje Lama said that CM Shakya attempted to avoid the House meeting by recommending the prorogation of the ongoing session.
As per Article 183 (3) of the constitution, If, during the prorogation or recess of the session of the provincial assembly, one-fourth of the total number of its members make a petition that it is expedient to convene a session or meeting, the chief of the province shall specify the date and time for such session or meeting.
Following the recommendation by CM Shakya, Province Chief Yadav Chandra prorogued the ongoing session effective from Friday midnight as she lost a majority in the provincial assembly just a week after she took the helm of the chief ministership in the province.
Amid the escalating dispute in the UML, the then Chief Minister resigned as the parliamentary party leader and chief minister to pave the way for Shakya to lead the province on August 18. Shakya was sworn in as the chief minister on the same day. She also inducted two ministers into her Cabinet.
As per the constitutional provision, CM Shakya is required to take the confidence motion within 30 days of her appointment. However, it seems quite difficult for her to win the House’s confidence as One of the two ministers seems to have been supporting the CPN (Unified Socialist) led by the former senior leader of the UML, Madhav Kumar Nepal. Another lawmaker, Rajendra Pandey has also joined the CPN (US). Pandey claimed that he has the support of 12 lawmakers, meaning the Shakya government can be toppled at any moment.
Shakya, who remained in the rival faction led by leader Nepal for a long time after the then Prime Minister and UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli dissolved the House of Representatives (HoR) on December 20, last year, joined the Oli faction at a time when Nepal was preparing to register his new party. Consequently, she was appointed the chief minister of Bagmati Province.
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