NC withdraws support given to PM Dahal; China positive of new Govt.

Kathmandu / March 5: The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the Nepali Congress (NC) held at party President Sher Bahadur Deuba’s residence has decided to withdraw the support given to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

After the meeting, NC Vice President Dhanraj Gurung said, “We supported Pushpa Kamal Dahal. We gave the vote of confidence. We have now withdrawn our support to the government effective from today.”

PM Dahal broke the coalition with NC on Monday and formed a new alliance with the CPN-UML. He has formed a new cabinet after dismissing ministers from all parties, including the NC.

Three ministers from NC resign in Karnali

Three Ministers from Nepali Congress have resigned in Karnali Province on Tuesday.

Economic Affairs and Planning Minister Bedraj Singh, Social Development Minister Khadga Bahadur Pokharel and Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment Minister Krishna Kumar BC in the province submitted their resignation to Chief Minister Raj Kumar Sharma.

Following the resignation, the ministers also made public the work progress reports made during their tenure by organising a press conference.

Willing to work with new Nepali government, says Beijing

China has said it is willing to work with the new Nepali government, a day after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ditched the Nepali Congress-led alliance and formed a new government with the support of CPN-UML, Rastriya Swatantra Party and Janata Samajbadi Party.

Speaking during a regular press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said, “China has noticed that Nepal has recently formed a new ruling coalition and reorganised its cabinet. We sincerely hope that all parties in Nepal will unite and cooperate to smoothly advance the work related to the formation of a new government and achieve political stability, economic development, and improvement of people’s livelihood.”

As a friendly neighbour and cooperative partner, China attaches great importance to Nepal-China relations and is willing to work with the new Nepali government to adhere to the five principles of peaceful coexistence, enhance traditional friendship, deepen pragmatic cooperation, and promote Nepal-China strategic cooperation for ever-lasting friendship oriented toward development and prosperity, she said.

The partnership will further develop and create more benefits for the people of the two countries, Mao added.

Nepal’s other neighbour, India is yet to speak about the recent political development in Kathmandu.