By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Apr. 9: Four re-appointed ministers took the oath of office and secrecy before president Bidhya Devi Bhandari at a special function held at Rastrapati Bhawan, Shital Niwas today.

Those taking the oath are Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply Lekh Raj Bhatta, Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Gauri Shankar Chaudhary and Ministry of Urban Development Prabhu Shah. 

Earlier today, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had re-appointed four former ministers to their respective positions who were expelled by NCP (Maoist Centre).

Leaders Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Lekhraj Bhatta, Prabhu Shah and Gauri Shankar Chaudhary who were expelled from NCP (Maoist Centre) have been re-appointed to their ministerial position after they entered CPN-UML.

The NCP (Maoist Centre) had expelled four leaders after they were nominated for the CPN-UML's central committee. Their position as parliamentarians had also been revoked after the House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota read out the NCP  (Maoist Centre)'s notice on expelling the four leaders on Thursday.