Biplav appointed Socialist Front coordinator

Communist Party of Nepal General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav) has been appointed as the coordinator of the Socialist Front Nepal.

A meeting of the Front held on Sunday morning decided to appoint Chand as the coordinator.

The Front comprises four parties—CPN (Maoist Center), Janata Samajbadi Party, CPN (Unified Socialist) and Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal.

The formation of the Front was announced on June 20.

Earlier, CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal was taking the responsibility of the post.

As per the agreement to change the leadership on rotation basis in every four months,  Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal took the leadership at first and handed over to Nepal later.