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Published On: June 30, 2024 11:30 AM NPT By: Republica

Gandaki Province lawmaker Phanindra Devkota re-appointed as energy minister

Gandaki Province lawmaker Phanindra Devkota re-appointed as energy minister

KATHMANDU, June 30: Phanindra Devkota, a lawmaker from the Nepal Samajwadi Party, has been re-appointed as the Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Drinking Water in Gandaki Province today.

Chief Minister Surendra Pandey appointed Devkota to his ministerial position on Sunday.

Devkota reclaimed his seat in the Gandaki Provincial Assembly on Friday after winning a case in the Supreme Court, which ruled in his favor and dismissed the charges against him.

Sources indicate that Chief Minister Surendra Pandey will formally appoint Devkota to his new ministerial position.

Previously, Devkota had challenged the CPN (Maoist Center)'s decision to take action against him, filing a writ petition at the Supreme Court on grounds of its alleged unconstitutionality.

Despite directives from the Maoist parliamentary party, Devkota sided with CM Pandey of the Nepali Congress (NC) during a crucial confidence vote.

In response, the Maoist Center had stripped him of his provincial lawmaker status.

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