Nepal, June 2 -- Nepali Congress (NC) parliamentary leader Bhisma Raj Angdembe has made it clear that the party has not formed a 'shadow council of ministers'.

According to him, the party has merely assigned thematic responsibilities to its members in line with the 18 existing government ministries, and in accordance with the party statute. He stressed that this arrangement should not be interpreted as the formation of a 'shadow government' or a 'shadow council of ministers'.

The ministerial-level responsibilities have been entrusted to party members in the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, with the party aiming to make parliamentary affairs more effective, rather than forming a parallel structure as an alternative ...