Wednesday, November 20, 2019

PM Oli reshuffles cabinet

Kathmandu, 21 November: Finally, Prime Minister

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been able to reshuffle his cabinet after managing co-chairman Pushpakamal Dahal. Oli had agreed to provide executive chairman of the party.

Oli has reshuffled the cabinet on Wednesday evening.

Oli has assigned Bashanta Nembang as Minister for Minister for Physical Infrastructure, Hridayas Tripathi as Minister for General Administration, Parbat Gurung as Minister for Women, Ghanshyam Bhusal as Minister for Agriculture, Lekhraj Bhatta as Minister for Commerce and Rameshwar Raya Yadav as Minister for Labor.

Accordingly, Moti Dugad, Rambir Manandhar and Nawaraj Rawat have been assigned as the state ministers for Industry, Urban Development and Health respectively.

Oli has transferred DPM and Health Minister Upendra Yadav as DPM and Minister for Law. Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal, who was Minister for Law, has become Minister for Health.

DPM and Defense Minister Ishwar Pokharel, Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali, Energy Minister Barsha Man Pun, Minister for Information Gokul Baskota, Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai and Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada, who were in the previous cabinet, will continue as ministers.

Meanwhile, Minister for Physical Infrastructure Raghubir Mahaseth, Minister for General Administration Lalbabu Pandit, Minister for Women Tham Maya Thapa, Minister for Agriculture Chakrapani Khanal, Minister for Commerce Matrika Yadav and Minister for Labor Gokarna Bista have been ousted from the cabinet.

Oli was trying to oust them for a long time. However, due to obstacle from co-chairman Dahal, Oli was not able to reshuffle his cabinet.

People’s News Monitoring Service

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