CPN-UML gives full shape to provincial committees

KATHMANDU: The CPN-UML Standing Committee meeting on Sunday gave full shape to all of its seven provincial committees in a bid to restructure the party organisation in line with the new Constitution.

According to a statement issued by the UML Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai, who also heads the party's Publicity Department, a meeting chaired by party Chairman KP Sharma Oli made a decision to this effect.

Earlier, the party's Organisation Department had submitted the names of committee members on the basis of criteria made by the Standing Committee.

Province

Coordinator

Joint Coordinator

Number of members

1

Bhim Acharya

Sherdhan Rai

101

2

Satya Narayan Mandal

Nagendra Chaudhary

81

3

Ashtalaxmi Shakya

Kashinath Adhikari

111

4

Kiran Gurung

Ganesh Timilsena

59

5

Bishnu Prasad Paudel

Dal Bahadur Rana

80

6

Yubaraj Gyawali

Yamlal Kandel

52

7

Bhim Bahadur Rawal

Karna Bahadur Thapa

58

Meanwhile, the party appointed Govinda Bikram Shah (Jajarkot), Ramesh Shrestha (Sunsari) and Moti Dugad (Morang) members of the party's Central Advisory Council.

The meeting would continue on Thursday, September 15, according to Bhattarai.