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Oli, Dahal block Bhusal, Bhattarai among other ‘opponents’ from chairing House panels

L-R: KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal

Kathmandu, September 18

Whereas the Federal Parliament Secretariat is preparing to hold elections for chairpersons of various thematic committees in the House of Representatives this Friday, the ruling Nepal Communist Party has finalised the list of its candidates.

Candidates of the NCP are sure to get elected unopposed or win the polls as the main opposition Nepali Congress is not in the position to challenge them. Likewise, the party has also convinced two Madhesh-centric parties to support its candidates as each of the two parties has got leadership opportunity in one committee.

Interestingly, the Prime Minister’s party has mostly selected the lawmakers close to the party’s leadership so that the parliamentary committees cannot create much challenges in implementing the government’s decision.

The party’s Standing Committee member Ghanashyam Bhusal, who is critical of party Chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s policy, had expressed his desire to lead the Finance Committee. But, Oli and another Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal decided to offer the position to lawmaker Krishna Prasad Dahal, who is close to Oli.

Likewise, another anti-Oli leader in the party, Yogesh Bhattarai, has been blocked from leading the powerful Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee though both the chairs had assured him the position earlier. The position has been given to Laxman Lal Karna of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.

On a positive note, the party has decided to send women to lead seven among nine parliamentary committees it is going to head.

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