The government has appointed the Chairpersons and Members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons, which had long remained without officials. The appointments were made following the approval of the names recommended by the recommendation committee led by former Chief Justice Om Prakash Mishra. According to the Government Spokesperson and Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on May 14 decided to appoint the Chairpersons and Members of both commissions in accordance with the recommendations of the committee formed under the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2014.
Mahesh Thapa has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, while Achyut Prasad Bhandari, Dr. Tika Prasad Dhakal, Padam Bahadur Shahi, and Kumari Kaushalya Ojha have been appointed as its members.
Similarly, Lila Devi Gartaula has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons, while Gopal Nath Yogi, Agni Prasad Thapaliya, Srijana Pokharel, and Binita Nepali have been appointed as its members.