Far-Western Region Chief Minister Kamal Shah Meets Top Leaders in Kathmandu to Finalize Provincial Capital

Kathmandu. Far-Western Region Chief Minister Kamal Shah is currently on a whirlwind tour of the federal capital, Kathmandu. After meeting with CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli on Thursday evening, Shah met with Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa on Friday.

Chief Minister Shah informed that he is meeting with top leaders in Kathmandu to finalize the issue of the provincial capital. 'The issue of the provincial capital has not been finalized for a long time. I have come to Kathmandu and met with top leaders to finalize that issue,' Chief Minister Shah told Ratopati. 'Yesterday evening I met with the UML Chairman. Today I met with Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa.'

The Far-Western Provincial Assembly had decided to establish the capital in Godawari, Kailali. However, Chief Minister Shah informed that the capital could not be moved there due to problems including tree felling.

Although there was an agreement between the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, and the then CPN-Maoist to establish it in Dhangadhi, Kailali, it was stopped at the time of presentation, and Chief Minister Shah stated that he is currently meeting with leaders to finalize it.

Besides, Chief Minister Shah said that current political issues were also discussed with the top leaders. Shah informed that leaders said that efforts are being made for the Congress, UML, and Nepali Communist Party to work together on government matters.

'Leaders said that efforts are being made for the 3 parties to work together in the provinces. They said that since the agreement is yet to be made, it is not possible to say what the modality of the agreement is,' Shah said.