KATHMANDU, May 2: CPN-UML central disciplinary commission has urged the senior leaders of UML and CPN (Maoist Center) to finalize the party merger bid between these two parties as soon as possible.

The meeting chaired by commission chair Amrit Bohara further urged the government to control black marketing and other irregularities persisting in various sectors.

Similarly, the meeting has formed an eight-member secretariat to manage the commission’s activities.

The members at the secretariat are Bohara, Shiva Bahadur Deuja, Bharat Pahadi, Bhojraj Joshi, Shanti Khanal, Nirmal Subedi, Karna Bahadur Ghale and Chakra Bahadur Parajuli. RSS

KATHMANDU, March 16: The ruling parties CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have prepared the final list of the ministers to be inducted into the cabinet on Friday.

Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, after a meeting with party leaders, finalized the names of UML leaders.

According to sources, UML Secretary Pradip Gyawali will get Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Secretary Gokarna Bista will handed the responsibility of Labor and Employment and Rabindra Adhikari will head Tourism Ministry.

Likewise, Raghubir Mahaseth will get Physical infrastructure, Sher Bahadur Tamang will get Law and Gajat Bishwokarma will get Youth and Sports Ministry.

Also, Gokul Baskota will be State Minister of Information.

The meeting has also decided to hand Federal Affairs and General Administration Ministry for Lal Babu Pandit. Pandit was given the Ministry for Population and Environment.

Meanwhile, CPN (Maoist Center) have also finalized the name of five ministers.

Bina Magar has been recommended for Minister for Drinking Water. Magar is the daughter-in-law of Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Likewise, Barsa Man Pun will get Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Giriraj Mani Pokhrel will be handed Ministry of Education and Shakti Basnet Ministry of Forest.

Also, Chakra Pani Khanal will head the Ministry of Agriculture. Khanal was the Dahal chief political advisor during his stint as Prime Minister.

The new ministers will be sworn-in at 4 pm today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) has reached a seven-point agreement on Monday.

A meeting of the party unification coordination committee held till late evening at prime minister’s residence, Baluwatar finalized the seven-point agreement terming them as the primary bases for the party unification.

Prime Minister and UML Chair KP Oli, UML leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Bamdev Gautam and Ishwor pokhrel and Maoist Center Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, leaders Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Ram Bahadur Thapa signed the agreement.

The two parties have agreed to name the proposed united party as Nepal Communist Party. Likewise, party’s directorate principle will be Marxism-Leninism, according to the agreement. Also the it has been stated that UML’s ‘People’s Multiparty Democracy’ and Maoist Center’s ‘Maoism’ and ‘21^st century Democracy’ can be modified as per the need and the next General Convention will be summoned as Unity General Convention.

However, no deal on proposed party’s chairmanship, rotating premiership and allocating ministries and key posts have been cleared yet.

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KATHMANDU, Feb 9: CPN-UML has elected Dormani Poudel as the parliamentary party leader of Province 3. He was elected through as internal voting held on Friday. Poudel defeated Asta Laxmi Shakya in the race securing 34 votes out 58 votes. UML has 58 lawmakers in Province 3.

Since the party holds majority in province assembly, Poudel is certain to be elected as the chief minister of Province 3.

After failing to nominate chief ministers in consensus, UML had called for an internal voting to finalize candidate for the post. The election was held at 12:30 pm.

UML is also holding internal election in Province 1 today, where former ministers Sher Dhan Rai and Bhim Acharya are in the race.

In Province 4 chief ministerial post, the leaders are still making efforts to find consensus. Prithivi Shubba Gurung, close to Oli and Kiran Gurung, close to Bamdev Gautam are in the race for the post. UML’s Shankhar Pokhrel has already been elected as the parliamentary party leader in Province 5 unopposed.

UML’s left alliance partner CPN (Maoist Center) has already selected Mahendra Bahadur Shahi and Trilochan Bhatta as the chief ministers of Province 6 and 7 respectively.

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center), constituents of the left alliance, will formally begin the unity process from Friday.

A meeting of the party coordination committee of the Left alliance, comprising of senior leaders of both parties, will be held tomorrow which will map concrete plans to materialize the unification process, said Maoist Center leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha.

UML, which emerged as the largest party in the recently concluded federal parliament and province assembly election, has also started discussion today to finalize its agenda for the unification process. The meeting will also discuss the formation of a new government and power-sharing issues, said UML leader and former House Speaker Subash Nembang.

UML will also make its concept clear about the Nation Assembly Election Ordinance, which is pending at the Office of President.

“UML will look for a solution to the row on National Assembly Election through discussion as it is a political matter,” said Nembang.

“It is sad that the government seem disinterested to carry out discussion the ordinance. But, if the government won’t, then as the largest party UML will initiate the discussion,” he added.

UML has accused the Nepali Congress-led government of putting the single transferable vote system for the formation of National Assembly, by evading the parliamentary committee’s decision of majority votes. On the contrary, Nepali Congress has reiterated that it would step down and transfer the power to the left alliance only after electing National Assembly.

Meanwhile, President has urged the political parties to find understanding on the ordinance to National Assembly Election.

KATHMANDU, Nov 15: The CPN-UML has called for ensuring security to the election candidates citing that a series of attacks and threats to its candidates has not stopped.

The UML Central Election Mobilization Committee demanded security to the candidates saying incidents of armed attacks and intimidations against the candidates of the leftist alliance who are into the election campaign for the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections on November 26 and December 7 have increased of late.

“Party’s alternative politburo member and former Minister Sherdhan Rai who is also the candidate for the State Assembly election from Bhojpur district constituency-1 came under an armed attack on the morning of November 14 while the candidate from Sunsari-3 and central member Bhagawati Chaudhari’s family members have received threats of attack,” spokesman of the Committee Bishnu Rimal stated in a press release he issued today.

A serious question has arisen whether the government itself is the mastermind behind these incidents of attacks and threats by making an anonymous party to take responsibility for these attacks directed at obstructing the election campaign, as it has remained a mute spectator, states the press release.

It also said the latest developments show that the government is oriented towards breaching the election code of conduct, spreading the fear of transfer among the government employees and making some ‘unknown’ party to attack the election candidates instead of focusing on conducting the elections in free, fair and fear-free environment. RSS

KAKADBHITTA, Nov 11: Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that none can prevent the left alliance and nationalist forces from victory in the upcoming polls.

Addressing a rally at Dhulabari in Jhapa Constituency No. 1 on Saturday, Oli said that the strategy of Nepali Congress to instigate splits in the left parties is over now. He was of the opinion that the unity of left parties has broken the traps against country’s self-reliance made in the past.

Chairman Oli and leaders of CPN (Maoist Center) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) have intensified their election campaigns in Jhapa district. CPN-UML, Maoist Center and RPP have forged election alliance in Jhapa district.

ILAM, Nov 9: Former Speaker Subas Nembang has said that country’s stability and economic prosperity is the need of hour.

Addressing an election gathering organized by the left alliance at Ilam Municipality-1 on Thursday, Nembang, a candidate to the House of Representatives from Ilam constituency no 2, expressed the view that the alliance was a must for sustainable development of the country.

The leftist alliance has not imagined the ‘communist rule’ as like the rumor spread in this regard, he added.

Leader Nembang argued that the leftist forces would form a stable government after the elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies.

He said, “The country will move ahead towards prosperity with a stable government for five years.” RSS

KATHMANDU, Nov 9: The Praja Parishad Party has merged into CPN-UML on Thursday. It was announced by organizing a program at Chabahil in the capital.

According to UML Chair KP Sharma Oli’s press coordinator Chetan Adhikari, an agreement for the same was made between UML chair Oli and Parishad acting chair Govinda Prasad Dulal.

They issued a two-point paper stating the merger process. The paper reads that both parties agreed for the unification process to strengthen democracy, materialize the dreams of martyrs and forward the holistic development of the nation.

On the occasion, UML Chair Oli claimed that there was no alternate of UML for development and prosperity in the country. He further urged the voters to make the party victorious with a clear majority in the upcoming federal and provincial elections.

Similarly, Parishad acting Chair Dulal shared that they decided to be merged into UML due to UML’s nationalistic stance.

The Praja Parishad was founded in 1993 BS. RSS

ILAM, Nov 8: CPN-UML leader Subash Nembang has said there was no alternative to the recently forged left alliance for the development of the country.

He also lamented statements delivered reportedly by leaders of opponent political parties that authoritarianism would be introduced if leftist coalition won elections.

The UML leader was addressing an election campaign organized by the left alliance in Ilam Municipality-9 on Wednesday.

Nembang, who is vying from Ilam constituency 2 for the House of Representatives seat, urged voters to make the alliance poll candidates victorious for prosperity and sustainable development in the country.

“This coalition is not for only elections. Our (the alliance) ideology and thoughts are matched. It will unite after the elections for giving a direction ahead to the country,” he said.

Likewise, Ram Rana, an election candidate for the State Assemblies elections from Ilam constituency 2 (A), said the alliance is for stable government, and flourishing democracy. RSS