Govt recommends Governors of Gandaki, Lumbini

KATHMANDU, July 27: The government has decided to recommend changes in province chiefs of Lumbini and Gandaki. 

A Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday recommended to President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint Prithvi Man Gurung of Chitwan and Amik Sherchan as the Gandaki and Lumbini province chiefs respectively. 

With the cabinet recommendation, Gandaki province chief Sita Kumari Poudel and Lumbini province chief Sharmanath Prasad Saha have been relieved of their existing position. 

Earlier, Sherchan was the province chief of Gandaki. The erstwhile KP Oli government had relieved him of the post. The ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) earlier on Tuesday recommended Sherchan, also the former deputy prime minister, to the province chief this time as well. Likewise, Gurung is former President of Nepali Congress, Chitwan.