NC Withdraws support to Madhes Province government

Dhanusha: The Nepali Congress has withdrawn its support to the Madhes Province government.

Congress Parliamentary Party leader Krishna Prasad Yadav communicated the same in a letter addressed to the province chief on Friday, informing him about the decision of the party to withdraw its support to the government.

It is at this moment notified that the support of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party for the appointment of the Chief Minister of Madhes Province, as per Article 168 of the Constitution, has been withdrawn with effect from today” reads the letter.

Following the development of a new ruling alliance in the federal government, Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav on Monday dismissed three Congress ministers and inducted the CPN (UML) into the government.