UML ministers to resign today

As a new power equation is going to be formed, CPN-UML ministers are preparing to resign from their posts on Tuesday.

UML’s minister said that preparations are being made to resign today after an agreement was reached on Monday night to form a Nepali Congress-UML alliance.

UML ministers will resign and withdraw the support extended to the government if Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal did not pave the way by putting in his papers.

“An agreement has been reached between the two big parties of Parliament--UML and Congress-- on Monday night to form a new power equation. We ministers are preparing to resign en-masse as per the same,” he said.

UML has eight ministers in the government under the leadership of Secretary Raghubir Mahaseth.

Mahaseth is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Infrastructure, Padam Giri, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Hari Upreti, Minister for Defense, Bhagwati Chaudhary, Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Rajendra Rai, Minister for Drinking Water, Damodar Bhandari, Minister for Industry and Commerce, Jwala Kumari Sah, Minister for Agriculture and Balram Adhikari, Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.

With the agreement to form a new alliance between Nepali Congress and UML, it is certain that the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government will fall into minority.

According to a source, the UML has already informed President Ram Chandra Paudel that it has withdrawn support to the Dahal-led government and has moved ahead to form a new coalition.

The process of forming a new government would prolong if Prime Minister Dahal did not resign.

There is a provision that the Prime Minister should seek a vote of confidence within 30 days if any of the parties participating in the government withdraw their support.