National
Secretaries transferred en masse
The government has transferred as many as 30 secretaries to different ministries and other government and constitutional bodies.The government has transferred as many as 30 secretaries to different ministries and other government and constitutional bodies.
Sources said the KP Sharma Oli-led government has deputed all the ‘left leaning’
secretaries close to his party CPN-UML and the coalition partner CPN (Maoist Centre) to ‘better’, ‘attractive’ and ‘powerful’ ministries.
The earlier administration led by Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba had deputed secretaries close to the party to ‘powerful’ ministries. They have now been sent to ‘less powerful’ ones, officials said.Among the 48 secretaries in total, the government has reshuffled 30.
According to Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Lalbabu Pandit, the Cabinet took the decision on Thursday. Some ministers including Bina Magar, however, said they were unaware of the move as they were not consulted in the process.A UML minister said the decision was taken in line with the policy of reshuffling all the secretaries.