Three ministers in Lumbini Province government take oath

Lumbini, Oct 24: Three newly appointed ministers in the Lumbini Province government take an oath of office and secrecy today.

Janmajay Timilsina (Minister for Social Development), of Baridya, Devkaran Kalawar (Forest and Environment) of Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta), and Adesh Agrawal ( Internal Affairs and Law) of Banke took the oath before Province Head Krishna Bahadur Gharti.

Timilsina and Kalawar represent the Nepali Congress in the coalition government while Agrawal is from the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP).

With these appointments, the Lumbini Province now has 11 ministers: five including the Chief Minister from the CPN (UML), five of the Congress, and one of the JSP.

On Wednesday, Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya recommended that the Province Chief reshuffle the Province Council of Ministers. The Lumbini Province government was formed with the support of 56 Province Assembly members of the Congress and UML.

Chief Minister Acharya, NC leader and former Chief Minister Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary, major opposition CPN (Maoist Centre) leader and former Chief Minister Jokh Bahadur Mahara, and Speaker Tularam Gharti were among those present on the occasion.