PASHUPATI SUMSHER RANA, a seasoned politician and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader, is the oldest member of the current House of Representatives and has been involved in politics for more than five decades. Rana, who is well-versed in Nepali politics, has previously held all of the important cabinet positions. Rana, 82, discussed a variety of current political topics with KESHAB POUDEL, including the recent trip to India by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda. Excerpts:
The Nepali Congress led by PM Deuba has won 53 seats in the general election. Meanwhile, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) (CPN-UML) won 42 seats.
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PTI | Kathmandu | Published 25.01.21, 12:16 AM
Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was expelled from the primary membership of the Nepal Communist Party by a splinter faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on Sunday for alleged anti-party activities, further intensifying the infighting within the ruling NCP.
The decision was taken at a standing committee meeting of the faction led by former Prime Ministers Prachanda and Madhav Kumar Nepal at Parisdanda in Koteshwor after Oli failed to explain his recent actions, including the dissolution of Parliament, said Ganesh Shah, a senior standing committee member of the party.
In December, the splinter group had removed 68-year-old Oli, one of the two chairmen of the ruling party, as the co-chair. The Prachanda-led faction had on January 15 sought clarification from Oli alleging that he w
PM K.P. Sharma Oli removed as leader of NCP Parliamentary party
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has been removed as the Parliamentary leader of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) amid an internal turbulence within the Himalayan nation’s ruling party that has triggered a fresh political crisis.
| 24 Dec 2020 6:28 AM GMT
KATHMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has been removed as the Parliamentary leader of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) amid an internal turbulence within the Himalayan nation s ruling party that has triggered a fresh political crisis.
Oli was removed from the position following a meeting between Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal.