President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oaths of office and secrecy to the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Ministers while the Prime Minister administered oaths to the MoS at a ceremony at the President's office Sheetal Niwas, The Kathmandu Post reported.
Bhandari, on the other hand, has remained consistently mum when presented with a series of controversial cabinet decisions. In fact, she even appears to have indulged in petty subterfuge such as not allowing the anti-Oli faction of the ruling party from even registering with her office, as constitutionally mandated, the signed petition by members of parliament asking for the house be called back into session.
Nepal's 275-member House of Representatives was elected in 2017. The next general election in the Himalayan country was due in 2022.
After completing all domestic procedures, Nepal, on August 9, had notified China and had been waiting for a notification from Beijing.
Timilsina said that it is an honour of all the Nepali people to receive the Chinese president while extending its warm welcome to Xi Jinping on behalf of the National Assembly.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari greeted Xi on arrival at the airport ringed by hills. Thousands of people stood along the flower festooned route to welcome the Chinese leader as he drove from the airport to the hotel.
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