By Our Political Analyst
In an interview telecasted by one television channel on Saturday evening, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that he is not going to change chief ministers, however, he is doing homework to reshuffle his cabinet.
PM Oli made it clear that he has not planned to change the chief ministers as it will give the message of political instability.
Oli said that the chief ministers will be changed only after the next elections.
Earlier, it was believed that to end the internal dispute in the party, PM Oli had agreed to change some chief ministers and reshuffle his cabinet.
When party’s co-chairman Pushpakamal Dahal and senior leader Madhav Nepal developed an alliance against PM and party chairman Oli demanding his resignation from both the posts he is enjoying, Oli had proposed for a reshuffle in the cabinet and also changing some chief ministers by including those leaders in the Nepal camp. However, Madhav Nepal had rejected Oli’s proposals.
PM Oli, however, said that he is thinking on the reshuffle of the cabinet.
Meanwhile, Oli also indicated that he is willing to continue Yubraj Khatiwada as the finance minister.
“Let’s wait for some days, 20 Bhadau (5 September) is yet to arrive. So far, I am satisfied with Khatiwada’s works,” Oli said.
To give continuity to Khatiwada, the government has to nominate him as the member of the Upper House. Khatiwada’s tenure as the Upper House member was expired three months ago and he is continuing as the minister as per the constitutional provision of becoming minister for maximum six months without having a member of the Lower House and Upper House.
Against Oli’s wish to re-nominate Yubraj Khatiwada as the member of the Upper House and reassign him as the finance minister, party’s vice chairman Bamdev Gautam on Monday met the chairmen duo Oli and Dahal and asked them to nominate him to the post of the Upper House member and also include him in the cabinet.
As there left only one seat for the government to nominate in the Upper House, Oli’s plan to re-nominate Khatiwada has been disturbed.
Earlier, the party secretariat meeting had given the directive to the government to nominate Bamdev Gautam as the member of the Upper House on the remaining one seat to be filled by the government.
Gautam’s demand has given the NCP dispute to a new twist.
Whether Oli has spoken to the television just for the public consumption or he wants to move forward without the party’s consent, it will become clear from party secretariat meeting to be taken place today (3 September) to discuss on the report submitted by the six-member task force to end the prolonged dispute in the party.
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