PM Dahal seeks Resham, Ranjita’s support for forming province government

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held separate meetings with Nagarik Unmukti Party patron Resham Chaudhary and Chairperson Ranjita Shrestha on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Dahal held talks with them at a time when there was a dispute between Chaudhary and Shrestha over whether to join the government or not.

According to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, the Prime Minister held a meeting with Shrestha at Baluwatar and with Chaudhary at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singha Durbar.

Prime Minister Dahal held discussions on the issues of the Sudurpaschim and Lumbini government.

A source said that the Prime Minister sought help from both of them for the formation of province government.

Though the Nagarik Unmukti Party has been supporting Prime Minister Dahal in the center, it has been throwing weight behind the Nepali Congress in the Sudurpaschim and Lumbini Province.

There are five ministers of Nagarik Unmukti Party in Sudurpaschim and the party is also participating in the Lumbini.

Chaudhary said that Prime Minister Dahal proposed a Chief Minister in the Sudurpaschim.

In reply, Chaudhary said that he would move ahead as per the decision of the party meeting to be held on April 5 and 6.