The rival faction of the Nepal Communist Party on Sunday removed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli from the party amid a political unrest in th...
The rival faction of the Nepal Communist Party on Sunday removed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli from the party amid a political unrest in the country following his decision to dissolve the Lower House of Parliament, reported ANI.
“Today’s Central Committee Meeting which conveyed at Paris Danda [party headquarters] decided to remove KP Sharma Oli from the party,” said Narayankaji Shrestha, spokesperson of the rival faction. “He no longer holds even a simple membership of the Nepal Communist Party.”
The move came after the rival faction led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” and Madhav Kumar Nepal had sought an explanation from Oli as to why he should not be removed from the party for making unconstitutional decisions.
The splinted group had on January 15 handed over a letter to the prime minister’s residence to seek the clarification. “We waited for long,” said Shrestha. “He didn’t reply to us. Our latest decision comes in line by exercising the executive rights provided by the Central Committee of the party.”
On January 22, the rival faction had held a protest against Oli, saying the “unconstitutional dissolution” of the Parliament posed serious threats to Nepal’s hard-earned federal democratic republic system, according to PTI.
Last week, Prachanda had alleged that Oli’s decision served a blow to...
