Lumbini Province Chief Minister Pokhrel resigns

Butwal- Chief Minister of Lumbini Province, Shankar Pokhrel, today resigned from his post. Pokhrel submitted his resignation to Province Chief Amik Sherchan, according to Province Assembly CPN (UML)’s Chief Whip Bhumishwor Dhakal. 

The opposition alliance has proposed CPN (Maoist Centre)’s parliamentary leader Kul Prasad KC as the future Chief Minister of Lumbini. 

Pokhrel was elected to the Province Assembly from the Dang constituency 2 (1) through the electoral alliance between the CPN (UML) and the CPN (Maoist Centre). 

In the resignation letter, Pokhrel stated that though the Constitution did not entertain the vote of no-confidence against... Read More