INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Most NCP ministers were not present in the parliamentary party meeting on Saturday
Their absence was criticised not only by party lawmakers but also Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the PP leader.
Out of 24 ministers, 21 are
from the NCP, including two state ministers, but only six out of the 21 ministers were present.
Only Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Defence Ishwar Pokharel, Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsa Man Pun, Minister of Finance Yubaraj Khatiwada, Minister
of Communications and Information Gokul Prasad Baskota, and Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Management Ragubir Mahaseth
were present in the meeting.
A lawmaker said the ministers feared party lawmakers would blast them for poor performance and greed for
development of their own constituencies
Ministers had been lambasted during the first PP meeting held on July 1.
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