JANAKPURDHAM, Oct 16: Four ministers representing the CPN-UML in the Madhes Province government submitted resignations from their post today.
Those resigning from the post are: Minister for Labour and Transport, Sharada Devi Thapa; Minister for Sports and Social Welfare, Lakhan Das Tatma; Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development, Mohammad Samir; and Minister for Education and Culture, Manoj Kumar Singh.
UML chief whip Hari Narayan Mahato confirmed that all four ministers had formally tendered resignation before Chief Minister Krishna Prasad Yadav.
Madhesh govt: UML ministers resign
The Madhes Province had a coalition government, comprising the Nepali Congress, UML, and Nepali Communist Party. Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Krishna Prasad Yadav is the Chief Minister.
UML's parliamentary party leader in Madhes Province, Saroj Kumar Yadav, announced the withdrawal of his party's support to the government, reasoning the administration's failure to abide by the agreements reached while forming the present government.
