Nepal Communist Party (Majority) Demands Immediate Release of Secretary General Dharmendra Bastola After Arrest

Key Points

• The Communist Party of Nepal (Majority) condemns the arrest of its Secretary General Dharmendra Bastola and Kavre District Secretary Bishnu Timilsina.
• Bastola and Timilsina were arrested from Tebahal in Khichapokhari, Kathmandu, while engaged in organizational work.
• The arrests occurred following a successful nationwide Nepal Bandh program and are seen as a violation of democratic rights.
• The party appeals to human rights organizations to work for the release of the arrested leaders.