Kathmandu, 27 December: DPM and Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel has been assigned as the speaker of the government. The first cabinet meeting held on Monday has assigned the responsibility of the government spokesman to Minister Poudel.  When DPM and Home Minister Ravi Lamichhane denied taking the responsibility of the spokesman, Poudel has been assigned to the post.  Poudel will take the responsibility of the spokesman until the expansion of the cabinet.  People’s News Monitoring Service