Kathmandu, November 11
President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed Madhesh Province Chief Surendra Labh Karna on Tuesday.
Karn was appointed as the Chief of Madhesh Province on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, according to President’s Office Spokesperson Pradeep Kumar Koirala. The appointment was made in accordance with Article 163(2) of the Constitution.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Sushila Karki, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, and other officials.
On Monday, the Cabinet had dismissed Sumitra Subedi Bhandari from the post of Madhesh Province Chief.
Bhandari had earlier drawn controversy by appointing CPN-UML’s Saroj Kumar Yadav as Chief Minister in Bardibas, Sarlahi, and administering the oath in a hotel early in the morning, in violation of constitutional procedure.
Her move sparked widespread protests in Janakpur, the provincial capital, on Monday, during which disgruntled provincial lawmakers vandalised the Chief Minister’s Office.
