KATHMANDU, July 31: Minister for Finance Dr Swarnim Wagle has formed a negotiation committee to hold talks with protesting microfinance victims.
Making a ministerial decision on Thursday, Wagle constituted the four-member talks team under the coordination of Mahesh Acharya, a joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance. He has also directed the committee to begin dialogue with the protesters on Thursday.
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The committee comprises Joint Secretary Binod Kumar Bhattarai from the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Joint Secretary Suresh Panthi from the Ministry of Home Affairs, and Nepal Rastra Bank Executive Director Ramu Paudel.
Under Secretary Bolaraj Acharya of the Ministry of Finance has been appointed as the committee's member secretary.
The committee's first meeting is scheduled to be held at the Ministry of Finance shortly, after which it will begin talks with the protesting microfinance victims later on Thursday.
