KP Sharma Oli Pressures Shankar Pokharel to Withdraw or Rewrite Report
Summary
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli is pressuring General Secretary Shankar Pokharel to withdraw or rewrite his election review and party reorganization report. The dispute has deepened inside the party as leaders remain split over whether UML should reorganize, maintain its current leadership, or seek a compromise report.
Key Points
- KP Sharma Oli has pushed Shankar Pokharel to withdraw or rewrite his 'Election Review and Party Reorganization Report'.
- The dispute widened after Vice-Chairman Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal' and Pokharel drafted separate reports for the party task force.
- Leaders including Bishnu Paudel and Prithvi Subba Gurung backed Pokharel's position that the party should be reorganized.
- Secretariat and Central Committee meetings are expected to decide whether UML moves ahead with a unified report or deeper factional conflict.