Kathmandu, August 14
Leaders of the ruling Nepali Communist Party say they have finalised the composition of seven provincial and 77 district committees of the party as they divided key positions between leaders belonging to then CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre.
The formation of such committees will conclude the merger of two biggest communist parties of Nepal that was announced in May. Though central level structures were unified immediately after the announcement, the party is yet to realise the unification at provincial and local levels.
According to party insiders, the unification process will wrap up in next few weeks now.
As per an understanding made among the leaders, four of seven provincial committees will be led by former UML leaders. Likewise, the UML side will lead around 44 of total 77 district committees.
It has been learned that leaders of the two dissolved parties will get almost equal share in six of seven provinces. In Province 1, however, those belonging to the former UML side will have an apparent domination.
The party’s General Secretary Bishnu Paudel says leaders to be represented in the committees have been selected on the basis of their qualification, competence, need in the party and seniority, notwithstanding whether they were in former UML or Maoist Centre.
Leaders at the district level have been authorised to finalise their composition on themselves, according to the party leader Bishnu Rijal.
