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Groupwise discussions are taking place from today in the ongoing first meeting of the National Convention Representatives Council of the CPN-UML. The meeting started on Saturday at Sunrise Hall in Godawari, Latilpur.

Discussions are expected in Chairperson KP Sharma Oli's political report and general secretary Shankar Pokharel's organizational report.

The reports have raised the issue of democratizing the party's life and making UML a decisive national force through upcoming elections to reach socialism by fulfilling the national aspirations of 'Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali'.

Likewise, the reports of the central disciplinary commission, central accounts commission, central accounts commission, central election commission and central advisory council would also be discussed in the meeting, Chief of UML Publicity Department Rajendra Gautam said.

The meeting attended by more than 2,454 representatives is expected to chart out the party's course for making it a robust national force through organizational strengthening and refinement.

Likewise, the UML is hosting a special programme on the occasion of the 75th year of the establishment of the party on Monday.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, former Prime Ministers and top leaders of the parties are scheduled to attend the special ceremony.

The Nepali Congress has said that the governments in Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces were formed in an unconstitutional way.

The Congress said that the Constitution has not given the right to the province chief to take decisions for any political party.

“Governments are currently being formed in the provinces in an unconstitutional way. The process of forming the government in Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces was unconstitutional. The Congress has strong objections to the governments being formed in an constitutional way,” Congress spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat said.

He said that the province government has even violated the order of the Supreme Court.

In the case of the Gandaki Province government, the Supreme Court had issued an interim order not to take a decision that would have long-term effects.

The Gandaki government has been splitting the ministry and making important appointments against the same, the NC said.

“The coalition has even breached the order of the Supreme Court. Appointments are also being made in an illegal way,” leader Mahat said.

Defying the Supreme Court’s order, the province government’s decision was against the interim order, he viewed.

Similarly, Mahat said that the CPN-UML-CPN (Maoist Center) took a wrong step in the Koshi Province also.

He said that the UML-Maoist Center alliance was unnatural. The Congress leader further said that the unnatural coalition will collapse soon.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli held a meeting in Singha Durbar on Thursday.

Oli had reached Singha Durbar to discuss the problems seen in the coalition in recent days.

There was a dispute in the coalition regarding the appointment of the chief minister in the Sudurpaschim Province.

Leaders have said that the dispute  started following a meeting between the CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba.

According to a source, they discussed the problems seen in the provinces and the issues of government operation.

Lumbini Province Chief Minister Jokh Bahadur Mahara expanded his Cabinet, inducting four ministers from CPN-UML, one from Nagarik Unmukti Party and one independent Province Assembly member.

They were appointed as the ministers without portfolio.

Bhumishwor Dhakal, Ratna Bahadur Khatri, Arjun Kumar KC and Dinesh Panthi from UML, Dharma Bahadur Chaudhary from Nagarik Unmukti Party and independent Province Assembly Khadga Basnet were appointed as the ministers, according to a letter issued from the Chief Minister's Office.

With the expansion of the Cabinet, the Lumbini Province Government now has 10 ministers.

Likewise, Chief Minister Mahara has assigned ministerial portfolios to Ministers Chet Narayan Acharya, Dipendra Kumar Pun Magar and Bhandarilal Ahir.