PM Bhattarai to stay overnight in Dalit settlement in Jumla

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai is staying overnight at a Dalit settement in Tatopani VDC in remote Jumla district on Saturday.

PM Baburam Bhattarai

He flew to Jumla accompanied by a team of senior government officials including chief secretary Lilamani Poudel and the secretaries of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, Agriculture Ministry and Labour and Transport Management Ministry. National Planning Commission member Janak Raj Joshi is also accompanying him.

During the trip, he will interact with the local people on their problems and development issues apart from inspecting the government offices.

PM Bhattarai had announced three months earlier that he would spend a night at a remote village. Previously, he had chosen villages in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Makwanpur districts. nepalnews.com