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Bagmati Chief Minister Lama gets vote of confidence

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KAthmandu: Chief Minister of Bagmati Province and leader of the Nepali Congress (NC) parliamentary party for the province, Bahadur Singh Lama has received the vote of confidence.

With the support of the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, the votes favored Lama. Including 37 votes from Congress and 27 from UML lama got a total of 64 votes while 35 votes were against.

CPN-Maoist Center, CPN United Socialists, and RAPRAPA, the main opposition parties, voted against the vote of confidence, while Nemkipa remained silent.

Lama, who was appointed as the Chief Minister last Tuesday, took the vote of confidence as per the constitutional provision to take the vote of confidence from the House within 30 days.

In the 110-member Bagmati state assembly, the government needs the support of 56 MPs to get a majority.

Chief Ministers of Bagmati Province and Lumbini Province resigned

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The Chief Ministers of Lumbini Province and Bagmati Province, who were in the minority after the change in the central equation, have resigned today.

Bagmati Chief Minister Shalikram Jamkattel and Lumbini Province Jokh Bahadur Mahara have resigned from their posts today.

After UML withdrew its support, the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Mahara resigned from the post while addressing the Provincial Assembly after it was confirmed that the vote of confidence would not be passed even though there was an agenda to take the vote of confidence today. After his resignation, CPN-UML is preparing to submit a claim for the Chief Ministership. UML chief whip Tulsi Prasad Chaudhary has informed us that there has been an agreement between the two parties to advance the leader of the UML parliamentary party, Leela Giri, to the position of Chief Minister.

Similarly, in Bagmati Province, Chief Minister Shalikram Jamkattel filed a proposal in the Provincial Assembly Secretariat for the purpose of obtaining a vote of confidence, but the Maoist Center Bagmati Province Parliamentary Party meeting suggested him to resign as Congress and UML have a clear majority to form the government. Bahadur Sinlama from Congress is becoming the chief minister in Bagmati province. Signatures of MPs of Congress and UML have been collected to submit claims for government formation.

Public Transport fare increased in Bagmati Province

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The fare of public transport operated in Kathmandu Valley has been increased. The Bagmati Pradesh government has increased the fare of public transport in 13 districts of Bagmati Pradesh including the Kathmandu Valley which will be effective from 14 April.

The fare of public transport operating within Bagmati Pradesh has been adjusted as per the decision of the Ministry.”

The Bagmati state government has increased fares in Kathmandu Valley on the basis of kilometers. The fare for public transport in the Kathmandu Valley has been fixed at Rs 20 for zero to five kilometers, Rs 25 for 10 kilometers, Rs 30 for 15 kilometers, Rs 33 for 20 kilometers and Rs 38 for more than 20 kilometers.

Similarly, the fare for passenger vehicles operating outside the Kathmandu Valley has already been increased by 10 percent from October 18 2021.

The fare for petroleum-powered taxis in the state has been fixed at Rs 50 for every 50 meters and Rs 10 per 200 meters and Rs 9 per 200 meter for electric taxi services.