UML confers entire leadership of party on Chairman Oli

Kathmandu, Aug 1: The UML secretariat meeting has conferred entire leadership of the party on party Chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.     

The meeting held on Thursday also changed the responsibilities of all leaders.     

Addressing the meeting, Chairman Oli spoke on the role the party needs to play in the wake of changed political context so that people's aspiration is met, according to Rajendra Gautam, Chief of Publicity Department.     

As per reshuffle, Senior Vice Chair Ishwor Pokharel will be coordinator of policy and research institute, Vice Chair Yubraj Gyawali coordinator of province and local levels, Vice Chair Asta Lamxi Shakya to coordinate political and social development department, and Ram Bahadur Thapa to coordinate diplomatic affairs and national security.     

Similarly, Vice Chair Bishnu Prasad Paudel will look after monitoring of party organization and party departments, while Vice Chair Surendra Prasad Pande to look after departments relating to state affairs and infrastructure and department, and Vice Chair Guru Baral took coordinate the departments relating to parliamentary affairs, good governance and service delivery.     

In the changed role, it is General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel to manage party organizational affairs, Deputy General Secretary Pradeep Gyawali to work as chief of school department, Deputy General Secretary Bishnu Rimal to chair election department and department of finance and fund management.     

A press release issued by Chief of Publicity Department, Gautam, mentioned that Secretary Gokarna Bista is to head department of physical infrastructure and transport, Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai to head parliamentary department, Secretary Raghubir Mahaseth to head department of foreign affairs, and Secretary Chhabilal Bishwokarma to head the department of local development.     

Secretary Lekhraj Bhatta has been assigned party In-Charge of Sudurpaschim Province, Secretary Padma Aryal In-Charge of Lumbini Province.     

The central members have also been assigned responsibilities, appointments made in advisory council.(RSS)