NCP Secretariat Meeting decision: PM Oli to run government and Chair Prachanda to play executive role in party

Kathmandu, Nov 20: The Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has finalized the work division of the party’s two chairmen to make the role of the party and the government more effective.

 The meeting held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar today decided that party chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will run the government while another chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ will run the party with the executive role.

 Party spokesman Narayan Kaji Shrestha said        decision has been made according to which Chairman Oli will concentrate on the government’s works in the capacity of the Prime Minister while another chairman Prachanda will concentrate on running the party with the executive responsibility.

 The meeting also decided that PM Oli will alone lead the government for the entire term of the present House of Representatives, giving a message of political stability.

 Spokesman Shrestha said that no discussions were held on the topic of cabinet reshuffling in the meeting. The party spokesman however said that the Prime Minister will reconstitute the Council of Ministers at the earliest.