Finally to end the political deadlock and to give Nepali politics a new direction, the leaders of major political parties have agreed to form an interim election government under Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi. The UCPN-Maoist had purposed a Chief Justice led government few weeks earlier that invited lot of criticisms and constitutional hurdles. Now overcoming all those legal barriers by amendments in the constitutional aspects and despite protests from 22 of the parties, Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi has been sworn in as the chairman of the interim election government. Regmi who has now become the 36th Prime Minister of the country was sworn-in this morning amidst a function held at President’s office in Shital Niwas.
President Ram Baran Yadav administered the oath taken by Khil Raj Regmi during the ceremony. Two other ministers, Madhav Prasad Ghimire (Foreign Minister and Home Minister) and Hari Prasad Neupane (Minister for Law and Justice and Minister for Labour and Transport Management) were then sworn-in by Khil Raj Regmi at the same event.
UCPN-Maoist Chairman and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala, CPN-UML Chairman Jhalanath Khanal, outgoing prime minister Baburam Bhattarai and senior government officials and heads of diplomatic missions and security agencies were also present at the function.
Khil Raj Regmi including the two other ministers has assumed their office starting from today shortly after their sworn-in and visits to the Martyr Memorial Park at Lainchaur to offer tribute to martyrs.