UML Task Force Struggles to Unify Reports, Central Committee Meeting Threatened
Summary
UML’s task force has failed to finalize an integrated report on party reorganization, delaying an upcoming Central Committee meeting scheduled for October 5 to 7. Disagreement between leaders over whether to include language on leadership change and responsibility for the election defeat has widened the rift.
Key Points
- The UML task force has not completed an integrated report, putting the party’s Central Committee meeting at risk of delay.
- Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’, Bishnu Poudel and Shankar Pokharel were tasked with merging two reports but failed to reach consensus on the wording.
- KP Oli reportedly instructed Badal not to use the terms ‘leadership change’ and ‘reorganization’ in the report.
- Party leaders say the disagreement reflects a deeper split over how to address the party’s election defeat and leadership responsibility.
