New Government's First Cabinet Meeting Announces Key Decisions, Appoints Spokesperson

Kathmandu. Four key decisions made by the first cabinet meeting of the new government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) have been made public.

Announcing the decisions made at the meeting held on Friday at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in Singha Durbar, the newly appointed government spokesperson, Education, Science and Technology Minister Sasmita Pokharel, stated that the cabinet decided to appoint Sasmit Pokharel as the government spokesperson.  

While making the decisions public, he stated that the meeting decided to offer heartfelt respect and sincere tribute to all known and unknown martyrs who attained martyrdom during the 'Genji Movement' held on Bhadra 23 and 24 and various previous movements.  

Likewise, the meeting approved the '100-point agenda' prepared for the governance reform of the government. Spokesperson Pokharel informed that this agenda would be made public by tomorrow.

Furthermore, he stated that a decision was made to immediately implement the report submitted to the Government of Nepal by the commission formed under the chairmanship of Gauribahadur Karki to investigate the incidents that occurred during the demonstrations on Bhadra 23 and 24.  

Regarding the individuals and bodies recommended by the commission, he stated that a study committee would be formed concerning the security apparatus, and the implementation would follow the recommendations submitted by that committee.  

He further stated that concerning others, relevant bodies (including the Ministry of Home Affairs) would be directed to immediately implement the recommendations made by the commission.