गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Prachanda-led NCP suspends eight lawmakers including Province 1 Chief Minister Rai Politics Prachanda-led NCP suspends eight lawmakers including Province 1 Chief Minister Rai KathmanduPati January 12, 2021 KATHMANDU: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Madhav Kumar Nepal has suspended Province 1’s eight provincial lawmakers including Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai from the party. The NCP decided to suspend eight lawmakers including Chief Minister Rai for three months. Others who have been suspended from the party are Internal Affairs and Law Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki, Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives State Minister Ram Bahadur Magar, Physical Infrastructure State Minister Ambir Babu Gurung and Chief Whip Buddhi Kumar Raj Bhandari. The Prachanda-led NCP also suspended provincial lawmakers Ambika Thapa, Bimal Karki and Indramani Parajuli. Earlier last Wednesday, Bhim Prasad Acharya, the parliamentary party leader of NCP, had sought clarification from eight lawmakers for not attending the meeting of the party. The Prachanda-led faction has also registered a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Rai. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Trump envoys confront Zelensky as US-Ukraine tensions escalate Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list BJP claims Rahul Gandhi visited Vietnam amid voter roll row Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0