Ujyalo Nepal Party Forms Secretariat Led by Chairman Kulman Ghising

Kathmandu. The secretariat of the Ujyalo Nepal Party has been formed. The meeting, which lasted until midnight on Friday, formed the secretariat under the leadership of Chairman Kulman Ghising.  

The party's statute provides for a 15-member office-bearer structure. This includes the Chairman, Senior Leader, two Vice-Chairpersons (including one woman), General Secretary, two Deputy General Secretaries (including one woman), seven Secretaries (including three women), and one Treasurer.

However, Friday's meeting finalized only 9 members. Accordingly, Kulman Ghising is the Chairman, Anup Kumar Upadhyay is the Senior Leader, Dr. Mahendra Lawati is the Vice-Chairman, and Dharma Bahadur Chaudhary is the General Secretary.

Likewise, Rameshwor Shrestha, Sumi Moktan, Jitram Lama, and Kedar Khadka have been selected as Secretaries, and Bhagwati Kakshapati as Treasurer.  

In addition to these, Shree Gurung has been appointed as the party spokesperson, Rajendra Awasthi as a Secretariat member, and Raju Thapa as Chief Secretary, bringing them into the secretariat.

Now, one Vice-Chairman, two Deputy General Secretaries, and three Secretary positions remain vacant. The Chief Secretary and Spokesperson roles are not mentioned in the statute.

Companions of the Ujyalo Campaign Left Out of the Secretariat

Although the party formed the secretariat, dozens of individuals who supported Chairman Ghising's Ujyalo Nepal campaign were left out during the secretariat formation process.  

From the campaign, Lakpa Phuti Sherpa, Bijay Kandel, Tulasa Waiba, Roshni Lama, Gyanendra Kumar Tamang, Sitadevi Pandey, Somprasad Chaudhary, Dhanbahadur Mikchan, Dambar Lawati, and Pradip Kumar Chaudhary, who were central members during the establishment of the Ujyalo Nepal Party, did not make it to the secretariat.

Similarly, Mahendra Kumar Thapa, Agni Maya Mechhe, Manoj Luhar, Devaki Poudel, Balika Chaudhary, Bhim Bahadur Kumal, Rajaram Tandukar, among others, could not be included in this list. Some are currently not active in the party, having remained with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) during the unity efforts with them.