Nepal Highlights

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.

Communist leader Dilaram Acharya, who had formed a separate party after splitting from the CPN (Masal) led by Mohan Bikram Singh has joined Unified CPN (Maoist), Monday. Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal welcomed Acharya to the party amid a function organised at the party headquarters, Koteshwar. Acharya will be made a politburo member of the UCPN (Maoist), it is learnt.