Kathmandu, 16th July 2020: The entrepreneurs and labourers from the public transport sector have urged Chairman of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to take initiatives to resolve the problems transport sector facing in the country during the time of pandemic coronavirus infection.

At a meeting with Chairman Prachanda this morning, the entrepreneurs sought for Dahal’s role to help troubleshoot public transport sector’s current problems. The entrepreneurs of the public transport sector have asked the government for the provision to halt the loan repayment installment to banks and financial institutions and ensure them the provision of refinancing.

Other demands include facilitation for documents renewal, regular health checkups to the labourers, government’s contribution to the corona virus insurance scheme and others.

During the meeting, Chairman Prachanda assured the businesspersons to immediately resume the public transport by making policies for the long-term, according to general secretary of Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs Association Saroj Sitaula.

On Wednesday, the entrepreneurs met with former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba over the same issue. RSS Photo Source:  www.cmprachanda.com

Kathmandu, 16th July 2020 : In a bid tosettle the disputes plaguing the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) for quite a while, Prime Minister and chairman KP Sharma Oli, another chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and senior leader of the party Madhav Kumar Nepal held a discussion today.

The meeting was held at PM’s residence, Baluwatar, according PM’s Press Advisor Surya Thapa. Earlier, the leaders including Chairman Dahal and senior leader Nepal had met at Dahal’s residence at Khumaltar today itself.

The top leaders have differing views on coordination within the party and between government and party, management and treatment of COVID-19, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact, among others.

The top leaders have been holding meetings by postponing the ongoing meeting of the party standing committee. The standing committee meeting has the pending agenda of concluding the remaining activities of party unification. But the meeting has been put off time and again.

It is scheduled for tomorrow. The standing committee meeting begun on June 24 was postponed last time after the loss of lives and properties in various districts including Sindhupalchowk in the wake of torrential rain a week back. The top leadership since then urged the party leaders and cadres to devote to rescue and relief distribution. RSS file photo

KATHMANDU, April 23: Following the pressure from party and oppositions, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has become ready to withdraw the controversial ordinances related to Political Parties and Constitutional Council.

“The prime minister had no alternatives but to take a step back. He is ready to drop the ordinances,” Nepal Communist Party senior leader Jhala Nath Khanal told Reporters’ Club.

The ordinance related to political parties seek an amendment to the Political Parties Act which paves way for a party to split with 40 percent support from either party central committee or parliamentary party while the second one allows the Council to convene of meeting without the presence of the opposition leaders. The approval from the President Bidya Devi Bhandari had arrived at the Secretariat meeting which was urging the prime minister to withdraw the ordinances.

Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal had reached Baluwatar today morning and advised the PM to withdraw the ordinances and save the party from possible disaster.

“The prime minister seems positive” added Khanal.

KATHMANDU, March 1: A man threw a shoe at Nepal Communist Party Executive Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Sunday.

Dahal was participating in a function of Bharat Mohan Memorial Academy at the City Hall in the capital when a participant hurled a shoe targeting him.

However, the shoe did not hit Dahal, according to eyewitnesses.

The attacker has been identified as Ratan Tiruwa, 22, of Jumla.

The police have detained Tiruwa.

This is not the first time Dahal has been attacked in public.

In November 2012, a former supporter of Maoist Padam Kunwar had slapped Dahal in his face smashing his glasses at a tea-reception in the capital.

Dahal’s supporters had mobbed the attacker and rained blow to his face and head before the police detained him drenched in blood.

KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Nepal Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has expressed dissatisfaction over the reports that he is unhappy with the prime minister’s preparation to reorganize the cabinet.

Dahal’s private secretariat Tuesday condemned such reports as “misleading” and added: “Comrade Prachanda has always frequently stressed that the cabinet reshuffle falls under the jurisdiction of the prime minister, and it is known to all.”

“We request not to run after such false information spread ignoring the codes of journalism.”

Dahal’s secretariat’s remarks come amid reports that Dahal is lobbying for giving continuity to the position of his daughter-in-law Bina Magar as water supply minister as Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli prepares to change ministers in his cabinet.

But Oli is undecided whether to reshuffle the cabinet immediately with the Nov 30 by-election in mind.

The prime minister is concerned about the outcome of upcoming by-election which could be affected if the cabinet is reshuffled now.

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister and Chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) K.P.Sharma Oli had a three-hour-long meeting with his co-Chair former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on Monday.

This three-hour meeting did not yield the desired finalization for reorganizing the Council of Ministers and the Cabinet. There were differences in several names that got the two leaders at odds against one another bringing the meeting into an inconclusive end.

PM Oli wants his preferents to be in key positions of the Cabinet likewise, former PM Dahal insists on retaining his preferents for the same.

According to sources PM Oli wants the Home Ministry along with Finance and Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport which will include new faces, but on the other hand, Prachanda wants to retain the Home Ministry with his preferent and he stuck to his stand.

The sources also informed that the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and the Home Ministry will be given to former DPM Bamdev Gautam, and Bishnu Poudel accused in the Lalita Niwas land-grabbing scam will be given the Finance Ministry.

Prachanda wants to retain the Home Ministry with Ram Bahadur Thapa or his preferent and he was not willing to let go of this post.

The discussion also revolved around how many will be leaving the current Council of Ministers and who will be the new faces that would be inducted into the new Cabinet. PM Oli has given his preferred list while most of the current ministers are seen to be packing soon.

Prachanda is securing his hold by naming his preferents in key positions in the Cabinet. This will be a decider of his power within the party so he has stuck to his stand of getting his people on board. He wants a continuation with the current Home Ministry under Thapa and Energy Ministry  Barshaman Pun.

PM Oli wants his political aides Ishwor Pokharel, Pradeep Gyawali, and Gokul Baskota.

Lobbying for key positions has intensified over the days, and this has increased tremendous pressure on both the Co-chairs to finalize names at the earliest if they are to move ahead with reorganizing the cabinet.

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KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has clarified that the cabinet reshuffle is not happening anytime soon.

Dahal’s remarks come amid reports that Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli is preparing to reshuffle the cabinet as his ministers are criticized for their poor performance.

“Reshuffle in the cabinet anytime soon is not likely,” said Dahal while talking to reporters in Dhangadhi.

“The reports about which ministries will see changes are baseless.”

“Furthermore, this falls under the Prime Minister’s jurisdiction. If he wants, he can reshuffle the cabinet,” he added.

Earlier, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli had denied the reports saying no discussion in this regard has been held yet.

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: President of People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping has called on Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal and other top leaders of the ruling party on Sunday.

Senior leaders, former prime ministers Jhalanath Khanal and Madhav Kumar Nepal, secretariat members Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokharel, Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, Bamdev Gautam, Spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha, General Secretary Bishnu Paudel and Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali were present in the meeting.

Xi is now scheduled to hold delegation-level bilateral talk with Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. The two leaders will witness signing on about a dozen agreements and MoUs.

Xi is scheduled to return to China today afternoon.

BHARATPUR, Sept 4: Chairman of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ” Prachanda” stated that the country cannot afford to get into anarchy and destabilization. Addressing an interaction program organized by the stakeholders of the Bharatpur Airport Extension and Improvement part of the Bharatpur Municipal Corporation, he said, ” there were too many youths who are frustrated due to lack of opportunities”.

During the address, he laid emphasis on the development model for the country saying that strong action was necessary to take things forward in all the sectors for holistic progress. He also accused certain elements of misleading the public and opposing development. He also stated that Chitwan can be a new model for the country and its development is crucial to the progress of the country.

The former Prime Minister also said that there has been increasing frustration among the youth of the country and that there were no opportunities available for them. It is important to create opportunities for the younger generation to ease frustration and bring in a message that Nepal has truly moved into an era of rapid development.

He also said that the ” Bharatpur Airport should be expanded as an alternative especially for the surrounding areas of Nawalparasi, Makwanpur, Tanahun, Gorkha and Dhading districts. Not developing and expanding the Bharatpur airport will be a big risk he said, and that it would be a very viable alternative as an additional major airport.