KATHMANDU, JANUARY 6
The ruling coalition has decided to form a coordination committee for publicity and management of the upcoming National Assembly election.
A meeting of a high level mechanism of the ruling five parties took place at the Prime Minister's official residence, Baluwatar, decided to this effect.
CPN (Unified Socialist) General-secretary Beduram Bhusal confirmed that the meeting discussed the upcoming election of NA members scheduled for January 26 and formed province-level committees in all seven provinces with the representation of five political parties for the publicity of the event. The ruling alliance has already filed joint candidacies for the election.
The meeting discussed the progress of the Nijgadh International Airport construction project.
Mechanism coordinator Ramchandra Paudel, leaders Krishna Prasad Sitaula and Minister of Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki represented the NC in the meeting while CPN-Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal, leader Narayankaji Shrestha and Finance Minister Janardan Sharma attended the meeting on behalf of the party.
CPN(US) Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal, senior leader Jhalanath Khanal, general secretary Bhusal, Janata Samajbadi Nepal's Federal Council Chair Baburam Bhattarai, party Chair Upendra Yadav, and Rastriya Janamorcha's Vice-chair Durga Poudel were among those present in the meeting.
A version of this article appears in the print on January 7, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
