KATHMANDU, JANUARY 5

Standing Committee of CPN-Maoist Centre today decided to include Bishwadeep Pandey as a member of the Central Committee of the party.

A CPN-MC source said that the Standing Committee of the party decided to induct Pandey in the Central Committee keeping in mind his contribution to the party.

Pandey had served as his Youth and Social Development Expert of then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Pandey who was close to former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai in the past, returned to the mother party-CPN-Maoist Centre- in April.