Koshi Province Sports Development Board Fully Constituted After Eight Months

Biratnagar. The Koshi Province Sports Development Board, which has been without leadership for about eight months, has finally been fully constituted. The government has appointed 11 office bearers and members, including the member secretary, based on the political power-sharing between the province's two major ruling alliance parties, CPN (UML) and Nepali Congress.Social Development Minister Ram Prasad Mahato appointed the board members late Wednesday night, with 5 from UML and 6 from Congress. The government recently issued the 'Province Sports (First Amendment) Ordinance-2083' to manage party cadres, significantly increasing the number of board members.Criticism has also begun regarding the ordinance, which...