”The prime minister did not say that I will change the minister, but he had to tell the ministers to do a little more effective work, to be active in public service work.”
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Even after completing one year, the government has not been able to work according to people's expectations. Ministers fell out one after the other, two UML ministers were replaced. That's why Prime Minister Oli has been trying to reorganize the cabinet for a few weeks now, but Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba's reluctance has stalled. In this context, Kantipur's conversation with Congress Vice President - Purna Bahadur Khadka:
Was there no discussion on cabinet reorganization on Thursday in Baluwatar?
There is no talk, discussion, context about changing the ministers of the federal government. There is no agenda in that regard. I don't know how it came out.
Congress president Deuba is saying that the prime minister could not take a decision because he did not want to change the ministers, right? Not a
, just a rumor. There was no discussion about changing the minister in any of the meetings I attended.
Even if the Congress does not want it, the Prime Minister wants it, right?
The prime minister has not said that he will change the minister. He never spoke about changing the minister in any of the meetings I was involved in. Instead, the ministers have to be told to work more effectively, to be active in public service work. I also say, you have also said from time to time that you had to say. But the matter of changing the minister has not come to the prime minister's mouth. Some positive aspects of reform were discussed today. I don't know if there was a 'one to one' talk between the two of them, but there was no discussion on this matter.
What was discussed?
How to make the government effective, the procedures to be made by the Ministry of Finance, the Planning Commission to quickly implement the budget passed by the Parliament, and to quickly pass the bills pending in the Parliament, to work on issues that need to be coordinated between some unions and provinces, to create an environment for issues that need to be resolved in the peace process, and to quickly form an internal working group on issues related to the amendment of the Constitution.
How are you finalizing the issue of changing the leadership of the Bagmati state government?
was tasked with reviewing the latest political developments in Bagmati. We said that it was an internal matter within the Congress, we would sort it out in a day or two and thanked the UML for the support. They said ok, it's your thing, arrange it. Nothing more happened.
After the Chief Minister did not resign, how will the process proceed? The
is believed to reach a conclusion by Friday.
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