PM Deuba relieves JSP Ministers from posts

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Oct. 13: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has relieved ministers from Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) from their posts.

PM Deuba ousted the JSP ministers from the Council of Ministers after the JSP formed an electoral alliance with the main opposition CPN (UML).

The PM relieved the ministers from the post in accordance with Article 77 (2, B) of the Constitution.

The responsibilities of the ousted ministers will be looked after by Prime Minister Deuba as per the changes made by President Bidya Devi Bhandari upon the PM’s recommendation.

The responsibility of the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Govind Prasad Sharma (Koirala) will be looked after by Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, according to the statement of the office of the President.

Minister Sharma’s 6-month tenure ended as he was not a member of the federal parliament.