UCPN (M) Far-West Provincial Committee Announcement

Dhangadhi: The first Far- West Conference of the CPN (Maoist Center) has concluded. The conference that lasted for four days in Dhangadhi announced a 219-member state committee without selecting any office bearers. The UCPN-M has stated that a 223-member committee will be formed by adding four members from the first meeting after a dispute arose over the selection of members from Kanchanpur. Khagraj Bhatta, Far-Western in charge of the UCPN (M) said that the provincial committee has been announced by the provincial conference with more than 1300 delegates.

According to him, nine office bearers including a chairperson, three vice-chairpersons, a secretary, three joint secretaries, and a treasurer will be selected from the first meeting. Six people have been claiming the post of state president.

Central Member Sharad Singh Bhandari, State Deputy In-Charge and Central Members Birman Chaudhary, Nep Bahadur Chaudhary, Central Member, and Baitadi District In-Charge Narendra Kunwar, Maoist Far-Western Provincial Committee Member Hari Chaudhary, National Assembly Member Hari Chaudhary, Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment Man Bahadur Dhami and State Committee member Hari Gyawali has been claiming for the chairmanship.

According to a Maoist Far-West leader, Hari Chaudhary has strong potential for chairmanship. "Most of the members of the provincial committee are from Kailali," said the leader. "Therefore, Chaudhary from Kailali is more likely to get the chairmanship." "There are more than 87,000 organized members in the state," he told Dinesh Khabar.