CPN-UML Task Force Presents Two Separate Reports Amidst Internal Dispute
Summary
CPN-UML’s reorganization task force has been split by separate reports from Vice Chairman Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’ and General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, deepening an internal dispute over party reform and leadership transition. The leaders will now hold residential meetings to merge the two drafts into a single report.
Key Points
- Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’ and Shankar Pokharel submitted separate reports to the CPN-UML reorganization task force.
- Pokharel’s draft calls for a special general convention and new leadership, while Thapa rejects that proposal.
- KP Sharma Oli opposed the convention idea and instructed Thapa to prepare a separate report.
- The task force will hold residential meetings to produce one unified report for the party secretariat.
