Ishwar Pokhrel appointed Acting Chair of UML

KATHMANDU: Senior Vice-Chair of CPN (UML), Ishwar Pokhrel, has been appointed the party’s Acting Chair.

He took charge of the party’s Acting Chair with party Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli leaving for Thailand today on a five-day official visit including to take part in the Sixth Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral, Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) to be hosted by Thailand on April 4, according to UML Central Office secretary Dr Bhishma Adhikari.

Pokhrel was given the responsibilities of the Acting Chair in accordance with the party’s Statute 2049 BS (amendment 2078 BS), it is said.

Party Chair Oli will return home on April 5.