KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepal Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal are holding a meeting at Baluwatar.

According to Baluwatar sources, the heavyweights are discussing issues inclduing cabinet reformation and appointments to the constitutional bodies.

Prime Minister Oli who is also the chairman of the ruling NCP has already started doing homework on cabinet reformation.

Talking to Khabarhub Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader Subas Nembang said there are no reasons for stalling the reformation of the cabinet.

“Prime Minister has already consulted with the party chairman and discussed this issue with the Secretariat members, too. They have already put their views on this issue,” said Nembang ruling out reasons to delay cabinet reformation.

A Secretariat meeting held earlier had discussed relieving all the ministers of their posts except the Prime Minister and make new appointments to ministries including the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and the Ministry of Urban Development which are already vacant.

Prime Minister Oli had also proposed to split the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation into the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies into the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies.

The meeting is also expected to discuss the remaining works of party unification.

The Secretariat meeting held on September 22 had entrusted chairman duo Oli and Dahal and General Secretary Bishnu Paudel to submit substantive proposal to complete the remaining tasks of party unification within 10 days starting Tuesday.