Dhanusha, Feb 1 : The cabinet expansion has made no headways in the Madhes province.
The task has not made any progress
even after three weeks of the formation of a four-member cabinet with Saroj
Kumar Yadav as the Chief Minister of the province.
Uncertainty is looming large on the
expansion of the province government due to loggerheads among the ruling
parties on power sharing deal.
An understanding was reached among
the ruling parties to allocate a ministry equivalent to five province assembly
members. But, cabinet expansion saw a delay when two parties claimed for the
same ministry.
The CPN (Maoist Centre) has
demanded two ministries, including social development in the province. The main
ruling partners, CPN-UML and Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP), are however on
consultations to finalize the deal, as informed.
Janamat Party's parliamentary party
leader Mahesh Yadav said, "We have also claimed for the ministry of social
development. Our party would instantly present the name for ministerial berth
after reaching an understanding on the power sharing deal".