Dang. KATHMANDU: A minister of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-UML) has resigned from the Lumbini Province Council of Ministers.

Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Bhumishwor Dhakal said that they submitted their resignation collectively to Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya today.

The UML had five ministers, including the chief minister. Four of them have resigned. Those resigned from their posts namely Minister for Physical Infrastructure Bishwor Dhakal, Minister for Irrigation Sita Chaudhary, Minister for Land Management and Agriculture Dinesh Panti and Minister for Health Khem Saru.