KATHMANDU: The CPN (Maoist Center) has appointed former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara as the spokesperson of the party.

Mahara has also been entrusted with the responsibility of Publicity Department and Department of National Security.

Similarly, Rekha Sharm has been appointed as the chief of state affairs and good governance, while Barsha Man Pun has been given the responsibility of central office.

The central committee members entrusted Pun with this responsibility.