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Four newly appointed ministers of the Government of Nepal have taken the oath of office and secrecy before President Ram Chandra Poudel today. President Poudel administered the oath to newly appointed ministers Anil Kumar Sinha, Mahabir Pun, Madan Kumar Pariyar and Jagdish Kharel at a special ceremony organized at the President’s Office, Sheetal Niwas today.
The newly appointed Minister Sinha has assumed the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Minister Pun has assumed the responsibility of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Minister Pariyar has assumed the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, and Minister Kharel has assumed the responsibility of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Sushila Karki, Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, and Chairman of the National Assembly Narayan Prasad Dahal were present at the oath-taking ceremony. Also present at the ceremony were heads and office bearers of constitutional bodies, high-ranking officials of the Government of Nepal, heads and officials of security agencies, and others.
President Poudel appointed them on Sunday on the recommendation of the interim government’s Prime Minister Karki. Minister Sinha, who has a legal background, is a former Supreme Court judge. Similarly, Minister Pun, who has earned a world-wide reputation by expanding wireless internet services in remote areas, is the head of the National Innovation Center. Similarly, Minister Pariyar is an agricultural expert, while Minister Kharel is a senior journalist.
In the current cabinet, Rameshwor Khanal was appointed as the Finance Minister on Bhadra 30, Kulman Ghising as the Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Physical Infrastructure and Transport and Urban Development Minister, and Om Prakash Aryal as the Home Minister on Bhadra 27. Prime Minister Karki has taken charge of the remaining ministries.
Amid the agitation by the ‘Genji’ group and the ensuing difficult situation, President Poudel appointed former Chief Justice Karki as the Prime Minister of the interim government on Bhadra 27.
