Prime Minister Balendra Shah, widely known as Balen, has called a Cabinet meeting for Tuesday at 3 pm at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu. The meeting is scheduled roughly two to three weeks after the Cabinet last convened on Asoj 30, with government offices having reopened on Kartik 9 following the Dashain holidays. The timing was confirmed by the secretariat of government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel. The Cabinet is expected to take important decisions as the government faces criticism over several recent actions.
Cabinet to meet after an extended gap
The Tuesday meeting will bring ministers together for the Cabinet’s first session since Asoj 30, according to the information provided about the schedule. The gap has drawn attention because government offices resumed work on Kartik 9 after the Dashain break, while the Cabinet had not met again during the following period. The meeting is due to begin at 3 pm at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singha Durbar.
The timing confirmation came from the secretariat of spokesperson Pokharel. No further details about the meeting’s agenda were included in the confirmation described by the government. The meeting is nevertheless expected to take up important decisions, making its proceedings significant amid questions about recent government actions. Any decisions made at the session would follow a period in which the Cabinet had not met for approximately two to three weeks.
The interval is notable in the context of the holiday calendar. Dashain holidays had kept government offices closed before they reopened on Kartik 9. The previous Cabinet meeting was held on Asoj 30, before that reopening. The scheduled session therefore comes after both the previous meeting and the return of government offices to work, and will provide the Cabinet with an opportunity to convene again.
Government actions face criticism
The meeting comes as the government faces ongoing criticism over a number of recent actions. These include the arrest of a journalist, the detention of joint secretaries and the cancellation of contracts. The issues have become part of the wider public scrutiny surrounding the government, and the Cabinet is expected to make important decisions while that criticism continues.
The matters involve different government actions, but their appearance together in the debate has added to the attention on the administration. The arrest of a journalist and detention of joint secretaries have prompted criticism, while contract cancellations have also drawn scrutiny. The available information does not specify whether any of these matters will be formally included on Tuesday’s agenda or what response ministers may offer. It does, however, place the meeting against a backdrop of concern about the government’s recent decisions.
Decisions expected at Tuesday’s session
The Cabinet’s meeting is expected to produce important decisions, though specific measures have not been identified in the information released about the schedule. The session will take place under Prime Minister Shah at the government’s main offices in Singha Durbar. Its timing and the issues facing the administration make it a closely watched meeting, particularly after the gap since the last Cabinet session.
For now, the confirmed details are the date, time and location: Tuesday at 3 pm at the Prime Minister’s Office. The previous Cabinet meeting took place on Asoj 30, and government offices reopened on Kartik 9 after Dashain. As ministers gather, attention will be on what decisions emerge and whether the Cabinet addresses concerns linked to the journalist’s arrest, the detention of joint secretaries and the cancellation of contracts.
