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 Trump republicans face tough midterms with 100 days left International rights bodies warn Nepal against political interference in Supreme… Nepal’s communist parties seal provincial power-sharing agreement Celebrations at Delhi protest site after minister resigns Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as Education minister Will Dharmendra Pradhan resign? Government-CJP to hold third round of… Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer Kulman Ghising’s reappointment issue stirs conflict between Prime Minister Oli, Energy Minister Pun