UML Calls Emergency Meetings After Senior Leader's Arrest
Summary
CPN-UML holds emergency meetings after the arrest of Vice-President Bishnu Prasad Poudel on money laundering charges in Surkhet.
Key Points
- CPN-UML called two internal meetings following the arrest of Vice-President Bishnu Prasad Poudel.
- Poudel was detained in Surkhet on suspicion of money laundering and unclear wealth sources.
- The arrest was discreet, with party members learning through news reports.
- Party chairman KP Sharma Oli condemned the arrest as a "kidnapping like" operation.