UCPN (Maoist) to join govt without home ministry

Unified CPN (Maoist) is preparing to join the Jhala Nath Khanal
cabinet even without the home ministry, it is learnt.

A Standing Committee (SC) meeting of the party at party
headquarters, Koteshwar Tuesday morning discussed on joining the government.
However, a decision was not reached due to absence of many SC members.  

Maoist vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha told reporters
after the meeting, we discussed on the options of joining the government, but
could not reach a decision as many SC members were absent.

UCPN (Maoist) has agreed to join the government even without
the home ministry for now. It is learnt that there has been a tentative
agreement to keep the home ministry with the Prime Minister himself for now and
give the ministry to the UCPN (Maoist) once the segregation of combatants going
for integration and rehabilitation is completed.