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Interim govt holds talks with political party leaders about March 5 polls

Kathmandu: For the first time since the formation of the present government, Prime Minister Sushila Karki and Cabinet members held a discussion with the major political parties in a bid to create political atmosphere for the March 5 election. The discussion was held with the political parties that were represented in the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR).

PM Karki’s press coordinator Ram Bahadur Rawal informed that prominent leaders of various political parties were attending the meeting held at PM’s official residence, Baluwatar. Gagan Kumar Thapa and Prakash Sharan Mahat from the Nepali Congress, Shankar Pokharel and Pradip Gyawali from the CPN UML, Barsha Man Pun and Pampha Bhusal from the CPN (Maoist Centre), Swarnim Wagle and Sobhita Gautam from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rajendra Pandey and Prakash Jwala from the CPN (Unified Socialist), Rajendra Gurung and Mohan Shrestha from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Upendra Yadav and Prakash Adhikari from the Janata Samajbadi Party, and others attended the meeting.

Those from government sides included PM Karki, Finance Minister Rameshwor Khanal, Energy Minister Kulman Ghising, Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal, Minister for Agriculture Dr Madan Pariyar, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel and PM’s Chief Advisor, Ajay Bhadra Khanal.