Gachhadar made DPM, Sujata given FM
Gachhadar made DPM, Sujata given FM
Published: 05:55 pm Jun 04, 2009
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Thursday evening expanded his cabinet with the appointment of Bijay Kumar Gachhadar of Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum as the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Physical Planning and Works. Sujata Koirala of Nepali Congress has been appointed as the Foreign Minister while Dambar Shrestha of CPN-ML was made Forest and Soil Conservation Minister. Five more ministers -- Prakash Saran Mahat, Minendra Rijal, Umakantha Chaudary, Purna Kumar Sherma and Bal Krishna Khad -- from the Nepali Congress have been made Ministers without portfolios. PM Nepal is scheduled to administer the oath of office to all the ministers shortly. Earlier, PM Nepal appointed Bidhya Bhandari as Defence Minister and Surendra Pandey as Finance Minister.