STATE MINISTERS BEING ADDED TO BHATTARAI GOVT. FRIDAY

STATE MINISTERS BEING ADDED TO BHATTARAI GOVT.

Kathmandu, 16 Sept. State ministers are being added to the government of Dr. Baburam Bhattarai Friday.
The cabinet was expanded to 21 members Thursday in the second expansion after formation Bhattarai government nearly three weeks ago.
Ministers consist of Maoists and Madeshbadi front representatives.
The expanded cabinet meets for the first time Friday.
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GAJUREL THREATENS EXPOSURE IN MAOIST PARTY

Kathmandu, 16 Sep : UCPN (Maoist) Secretary C P Gajurel on Thursday said that the hardline Mohan Baidya faction will start political campaign to expose the party headquarters if the party establishment fails to undergo self-criticism over the keys handover decision, Ajit Tiwari writes in Republica from Biratnagar.
Accusing the party of launching "atrocities" against the Baidya faction, Gajurel said the decision of handing over keys of arms containers is a move toward disarming the Maoist combatants.

“The combatants should be integrated in a systematic way; the hasty decision to hand over the keys is wrong,” said Gajurel.

Talking to a select group of journalists at a guesthouse in Biratnagar, Gajurel said that they will resume their street protests if the party delays in admitting that the key handover decision as a mistake.

“Party Chairman [Pushpa Kamal] Dahal wants us to surrender or intends to see us break the party,” he said, adding, “For that, the party leaders have started politics of exclusion.”

Maoist cadres supporting the Dahal faction attempted to physically attack Gajurel at Illam and Sunsari districts where he had gone to hold training for cadres of his faction. He said their faction also has the right to hold separate gatherings just like Dahal and party vice-chairman Baburam Bhattari.

He also refuted the statement of Maoist chief Nanda Kishor Pun that the Baidya faction had consented to the keys handover decision, terming it conspiracy. "The keys were handed over despite our opposition," Baidya said.

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