Maoist ministers offer resignation

Ministers from the CPN (Maoist) have announced their resignation form the Koirala-led government and have forwarded the joint resignation letter to party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'.

According to forest minister Matrika Yadav, the ministers have offered their resignation to pave the way for formation of a new government. He said Prachanda would forward the resignation to the Prime Minister.

The CPN-M has five ministers and two state ministers in the government.

The Maoist ministers' resignation came hours after a meeting between Prachanda and Prime Minister Koirala in Baluwatar.

Though the two leaders are said to have reached an understanding to settle the power-sharing issue within two days they differed on the composition of the government as well as the time when the government will be formed.