Bhandari, Bhatta and Miya recommended as chiefs of Madhes, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces

The government has recommended President Ram Chandra Paudel to relieve the chiefs of three provinces—Madhes, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim.

A Cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to recommend President Paudel to relieve Madhes Province Chief Hari Shankar Mishra, Gandaki Province Chief Prithviman Gurung and Sudurpaschim Province Chief Devraj Joshi of their position, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma said.

Meanwhile, the government has recommended the appointment of new province chiefs in their place.

According to her, the government has decided to recommend Sumitra Bhandari as the chief of Madhes Province, Dilliraj Bhatta as the chief of Gandaki Province and Najir Miya as the chief of Sudurpaschim Province.

Sharma, who is also the government spokesperson, said that they were relieved of their position for the necessary coordination between the federal and province governments.

“It is necessary to have coordination between federal and province governments. Ministers are being appointed and dismissed in the provinces. This has been done to facilitate the coordination,” she said.