Why did independent MP Joshi of Far West reject the ministerial position?

52 days after being appointed as the Chief Minister, Sodari expanded the Cabinet by appointing seven people including five non-departmental ministers. A non-departmental minister has been added with the preparation of splitting three ministries to match the division.

On Monday, seven ministers were appointed, three each from the UML and Maoists and one from the United Socialist Party. Sodari appointed UML's Surendra Bahadur Pal as economic affairs minister and Maoist's Om Vikram Bhat as social development minister. Apart from that, Bir Bahadur Thapa and Hira Sarki of UML, Akkal Bahadur Rawal and Laxmi Vick of Maoist and Maya Pant of SK have been appointed as non-departmental ministers. Kailash Chaudhary of the former Civil Liberties Party has become the Minister of Physical Infrastructure Development and Tika Thapa Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives, and the Cabinet of Ministers of Sudurpaschim Province has 10 members.

Provincial Chief Nazir Mian administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed minister on Monday. Apart from the office of the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers, 9 ministers have been appointed in the Far West, which has 6 ministries. Although five non-departmental ministers have been appointed, only the Ministry of Home Affairs remains vacant. Ministers have been appointed in all the other five ministries. It is said that preparations are being made to divide the Ministry of Social Development, Industry, Tourism, Forestry and Environment, Physical Infrastructure Development and Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives in order to share the share in the province.

Independent MP Tara Joshi, who was appointed as Minister of Industry, Tourism, Forests and Environment, has rejected the ministerial post. Joshi, who was appointed as a minister by Chief Minister Sodari on Monday, declined the post and was absent from the swearing-in ceremony. Joshi refused to become a minister by splitting the ministry. Joshi said, "I don't want to be a minister to break up the ministry." While Sodari had appointed eight ministers including five non-departmental ministers and sent a letter to the provincial chief's office for swearing-in. Joshi was appointed minister with department. After he refused to become a minister, the ministry was held by Chief Minister Sodari himself. The government was preparing to divide four ministries while making 10 ministers in Far West, which had 6 ministries. MP Joshi said that he refused to become a minister because the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forestry and Environment is also ready to be dissolved.