The government has decided to remove Kulman Ghisingh, Executive Director of Electricity Authority. On the proposal of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Deepak Khadka, the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Monday evening decided to remove Ghising.

Ghising's four-year tenure was ending on July 24. The government has appointed Hitendradev Shakya as the executive director of the authority after removing Ghising, who has only four and a half months left in his tenure.

Energy Minister Khadka and Executive Director Ghising had a dispute for the past 9 months. The government asked Ghisingh for clarification on his performance, approval of internal and external visits, agreement on power exchange in India, etc. Ghising's explanation was not satisfactory and the Council of Ministers dismissed him. 

In the meantime, Minister Khadka asked Ghising for an explanation by taking a ministerial decision four times and once from the Council of Ministers. The last time was on February 22, sending a letter to submit an apology on 4 points and asking why not remove him from the post. Ghising said that the explanation that was asked to him earlier was not satisfactory. He questioned the government saying.  According to

sources, there was a difference of opinion in the cabinet when proposing to remove Ghising. Home Minister Ramesh Akhtar had said that Ghisingh should not be removed. However, Foreign Minister Arju Rana Deuba, who is also the Congress leader, supported Energy Minister Khadka. While the rest of the Congress ministers remained silent, most of the UML ministers also stood in favor of Khadka.

According to a minister, after Khadka's proposal, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli asked the home minister what to do. It is not right to remove Kulman. The situation outside is also not good, it is counterproductive to make this decision at such a time,'' said the minister quoting the statement of the Home Minister, "Ghising comes after being restored from the court. This decision may be suicidal for the government. According to the writer, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel supported the minister with few comments. According to him, Vidya Bhattarai, who was the Education Minister from UML, also had the intention not to remove Ghising. However, after receiving the support of Energy Minister Khadka and Foreign Minister Rana, Prime Minister Oli decided to remove Ghising. 

On the other hand, Ghising said that he will go to court against the government's decision after receiving the letter of his dismissal. The letter has not arrived from the government. After coming, we will go to court," he told Kantipur.

He claimed to have answered the clarifications and questions asked by the Cabinet and the Ministry 6 times. I have answered six times to the explanation asked by the minister. I have clearly written all the issues there,' he said, 'I will make the rest of the issues public by holding a press conference.'

Leaders of the ruling party have criticized the decision to remove Ghising. Congress General Minister Gagan Thapa has expressed his displeasure saying that the leaders have assured that Ghising will not be removed from the post, but the Council of Ministers has taken the opposite decision. We said that we will not make such a decision. Minister Khadka has also been told in clear language," said Thapa, "this is completely wrong. Another general minister of the Congress, Vishwaprakash Sharma, also expressed his displeasure by saying that Kulman was removed to overshadow the good work done by the government. This decision of the government was not timely at all. There is open and clear disagreement with this," he wrote on social media.