Kathmandu, Nepal: Even though the dispute surfaced over the formation of the national assembly was settled with the authentication of the ordinance by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari, the political parties particularly the big three- CPN UML Nepali Congress and the CPN Maoist Center are yet to settle the loggerheads over the issue of appointing the governors of the federal states.
The incumbent government has to appoint the governors of the federal states to pave the way for the formation of the provincial government by administrating the oath of office and secrecy to the 550 members of the provincial assembly, but it is not happening so due to the dispute between the major parties particularly the Nepali Congress and the CPN UML.
As the UML emerged as the largest party and it has initiated an exercised to appoint the new government under the leadership of its Chair KP Oli, it has demanded to make appointment only after formation of the new government with the hope of making such appointments on its own interest.
However, the government head Nepali Congress has objected the idea citing the constitutional provision that incumbent government should make the appointment of the governors, the chief of the provinces, to pave the way to form the provincial government constitutionally.
It is said that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has been trying to forge consensus on the names of governors of the seven provinces by calling an all party meeting by tomorrow, a reliable source close to the Prime Minister said preferring anonymity.
As he governors’ first job is to administer oath of office and secrecy to the 550 members of provincial assemblies, the government has to appoint the governors even if the UML does not come into a consensus, the source said .
