NC, Maoist Centre start collecting signatures against Bagmati CM Rajendra Pandey

KATHMANDU: Ruling coalition Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmakers have collected signatures against Bagmati Province Chief Minister Rajendra Pandey.

The NC and the Maoist Centre lawmakers  said that they have started collecting the signatures against Pandey after he refused to resign as per the previous agreement.

They have started collecting the signatures to change the Chief Minister soon after the National Assembly endorsed the budget.

A few days ago, Nepal Press had public the written agreement on the Bagmati Province government reached between three major political parties.

As per the agreement, Pandey will be the Chief Minister for half of the remaining term of the Provincial Assembly and Baniya for the remaining half of the term.