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The three newly appointed ministers took the oath of office and secrecy today. President Ram Chandra Poudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed ministers Rameshwor Khanal, Kulman Ghising and Om Prakash Aryal at a special ceremony held at the President’s Office, Sheetal Niwas today. President Poudel appointed them on Sunday evening on the recommendation of interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki.
Among the newly appointed ministers, Khanal has been assigned the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance, Ghising has been assigned the responsibility of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Physical Infrastructure and Transport and Urban Development, and Aryal has been assigned the responsibility of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Prime Minister Karki has taken charge of the remaining ministries.
Khanal is a former Finance Secretary, Ghising is a former Executive Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority, and Aryal is an advocate. Khanal has been working in the areas of economic reform and good governance, while Ghising has been raising the voices of citizens after he was removed from the responsibility of the authority. Advocate Aryal came into the limelight after he filed an appeal in the case related to the disqualification of the appointment of Lokman Singh Karki, the then Chief Commissioner of the Investigation and Investigation of Abuse of Authority. It is reported that the newly appointed ministers will assume their duties at Singha Durbar today.
Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Karki, Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut, Chairman of the National Assembly Narayan Prasad Dahal, former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, heads and office bearers of constitutional bodies, high-ranking officials of the Government of Nepal, heads and officials of security agencies, among others, were present on the occasion.
Amid the agitation of the ‘Genji’ group and the situation that arose, President Poudel appointed former Chief Justice Karki as the Prime Minister of the interim government on Bhadra 10.
