Bhattarai adds former Maoist leaders in New Force's ICC
KATHMANDU: Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on Tuesday announced the names of 22 new members of the Interim Central Council (ICC) of his New Force. Most of them are former Maoist leaders who quit the UCPN-Maoist after Bhattarai severed ties with the former rebel parties.
Bhattarai, the coordinator of the New Force Campaign which aims at forming a new politicseval party, issued a press statement for the announcement.
With the latest addition, the total members of New Force Campaign's ICC has reached 57. The name of 35 members were officially announced on Sunday amid a function in Kathmandu.
Bhattarai has set up a central office in Babarmahal.
Bhattarai, the then second man of the UCPN-Maoist, had severed ties with the party on September 26 last year claiming the old party could not make any change in the nation.
Name list of new members of New Force Campaign's ICC:
Karnadhwaj KC of Pyuthan
Kalamuddin Rain of Mahottari
Kalpana Dhamala of Dhading
Kumar Paudel of Saptari
Krishn Sharma of Kathmandu
Khimlal Devkota of Kaski
Ganga Shrestha of Sindhuli
Chinuk Kurmi of Nawalparasi
Thakur Chapagain of Nawalparasi
Devendra Parajuli of Lamjung
Nawaraj Subedi of Pyuthan
Bhakta Bahadur Shah of Jajarkot
Dr. Bhogendra Jha of Dhanusha
Mahendra Paswan of Siraha
Rajendra Kirati of Sankhuwasabha
Ram Kumar Sharma of Mahottari
Ram Rijhan Yadav of Siraha
Lila Bhandari of Kailali
Balabati Sharma of Baglung
Bamdev Chhetri of Rupandehi
Sushila Sripali of Arghakhanchi
Sonam Singh Syangtan of Mankanwanpur
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