Kathmandu, Nov. 10 -- The government has dismissed Madhesh Province Chief Sumitra Subedi Bhandari from her position amid growing controversy surrounding her decision to appoint CPN-UML parliamentary leader Saroj Kumar Yadav as Chief Minister on Monday. The dismissal comes against a backdrop of escalating political tensions after Bhandari appointed Yadav as Chief Minister under Article 168(3) of the Constitution - a move that rival parties have denounced as a "blatant disregard" for constitutional procedure. The decision sparked protests from all opposition parties in the Madhesh Provincial Assembly.

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