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Four Decisions Announced from the Council of Ministers’ Meeting


March 26, Kathmandu – The decisions from the first Council of Ministers meeting of the newly formed government have been made public.

Government spokesperson Samit Pokharel stated that four decisions were made, including the implementation of the investigation commission report on the Janjati (Jangi) Movement.

Balen Shah, who was appointed Prime Minister today, had convened the first Council of Ministers meeting.

He informed that the meeting decided to implement the report submitted by the Karki Commission along with other resolutions.

The decisions of the meeting are as follows:

– To honor and pay tribute to all known and unknown martyrs of the Janjati Movement that occurred on September 8 and 9, as well as previous various movements.

– To appoint the Minister of Education, Science, and Technology as the Government of Nepal’s spokesperson.

– To approve one hundred action plans for governmental reform (to be published by tomorrow).

– To implement the report submitted to the Government of Nepal by the commission formed under the chairmanship of Gauribahadur Karki to investigate the events of the protests on September 8 and 9, which includes:

  • First, to establish a study committee on security mechanisms among the individuals and entities recommended by the commission and to proceed according to this committee’s recommendations.
  • Second, to immediately implement other recommendations.