Newly appointed Chief Commissioner of National Information Commission Suresh Prasad Acharya has taken oath of office and confidentiality before Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
In a ceremony held this morning at the Prime Minister's residence, Prime Minister Oli administered the oath of office and secrecy to Chief Commissioner Acharya.
In the presence of the Prime Minister, Chief Commissioner Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed commissioners Gagan Bista and Durga Bhandari.
Expressing a brief speech on that occasion, Prime Minister Oli stressed that the role of the commission should be effective for the implementation and use of the right to information as a fundamental right provided in the constitution. Unrelated people should not encourage the tendency to complicate the work of the government by asking for a lot of information, he said. Communication and Information Technology Minister Prithbisubba Gurung, Secretary of the Ministry Radhika Aryal and others were present at the
ceremony. The meeting of the Council of Ministers on November 6 has appointed them to the commission.
