Congress Holds Meeting on Koshi Province Government

Biratnagar. A meeting of the Congress provincial-level mechanism has started to make a decision regarding the Koshi government. The meeting is likely to decide to recall ministers from the government led by current UML leader and Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki. 

The meeting, chaired by Congress Koshi Province President and party leader Uddhav Thapa, was attended by Deputy Leader Himal Karki, Chief Whip Gopal Tamang, Joint General Secretary Umesh Thapa, leaders and MPs Amrit Aryal, Gyanananda Mandal, Maiya Shrestha, among others. Minister of Physical Infrastructure Development Pradeepkumar Sunuwar, who is leading the government and is participating in the government, was absent from the meeting.

He stated that he would not participate in the mechanism's meeting. According to sources, ministers are adamant about not obeying the directive given by Congress President Gagan Thapa's leadership.

From Congress, Minister Sunuwar for Infrastructure, Health Minister Manbahadur Limbu, Tourism, Forest and Environment Minister Bhim Parajuli, Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Israel Mansuri, and Physical State Minister Shobha Chemjong are participating in the government.