The ruling Nepal Communist Party’s splinter faction on Sunday expelled Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli from the party’s general membership amid rising political tensions following his decision to dissolve the lower house of Parliament. Rival faction’s spokesperson Narayankaji Shrestha said Nepal PM Oli no longer remains a member of the party and that the Central Committee Meeting which was conveyed at Paris Danda decided to remove the Nepal PM Oli from the party.
Reports said the Standing Committee meeting led by former prime ministers Prachanda and Madhav Kumar decided to remove Oli after he failed to produce an explanation to his recent moves and unconstitutional decisions as sought by party leadership.
Narayankaji Shrestha said the faction had handed over a letter to the Nepal Prime Minister’s residence to seek clarification over a decision. However, he did not respond to the letter. He said the Central Committee of the party exercised all the executive rights before expelling the PM.
Last week, two senior leaders of the party led a massive rally organised in the capital Kathmandu and warned to evoke Oli’s membership saying his decision of dissolving the lower house of parliament is unconstitutional and has posed serious threats to the country’s federal democratic republic system. They warned that the party will take disciplinary actions against him.
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