The Nepal-Khanal faction of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) on April 6 announced the formation of a parallel committee in Bagmati Province, reports The Himalayan Times. Leader Ashtalakshmi Shakya has been appointed the coordinator of the committee which will have Pashupati Chaulagain, Arun Neupane and Kedar Neupane as joint-coordinators. Likewise, Rachana Khadka has been named the secretary of the Bagmati Province committee. The dissenting faction in the ruling party led by leader’s duo Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal has formed several parallel committees across various parts of the country, from central to ward levels.