Cabinet formed including MJF, UML fails to join

The cabinet has been formed adding four members from the CPN (Maoist) and four members from the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Friday evening.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal administering oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed Ministers at the Presidential building, Friday, Aug 22 08. President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav (center)...

Eight new ministers took oath of office and secrecy from the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in presence of President Dr Ram Baran Yadav and other heads of constitutional organs at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Four new ministers from the Maoist include Dr Babu Ram Bhattarai (Finance), Ram Bahadur Thapa Badal (Defense), Dev Gurung (Law, Justice) and Krishna Bahadur Mahara (Information and Communication) while ministers from MJF include party chairman Upendra Yadav (Foreign Affairs), Bijay Kumar Gachhadar (Works and Transport), Jay Prakash Gupta (Agriculture) and Renu Yadav (Education).

Reports have said that the UML nominees refused to take oath after they demanded that their leader be given second position in the cabinet after PM.

The UML has decided not to join the government if it does not get the second position in the cabinet portfolio. nepalnews.com ia Aug 22 08

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