CPN-UML Central Committee Meeting Concludes with 22 Decisions
Summary
CPN-UML’s Central Committee meeting in Lalitpur concluded with 22 decisions, including the nomination of Bidya Devi Bhandari as a senior leader and a strong criticism of the government’s response to the Bhote Koshi flood. The party also called for relief, reconstruction, price control, and preparations for upcoming elections.
Key Points
- The four-day CPN-UML Central Committee meeting in Bhanimandal, Lalitpur, passed 22 contemporary decisions under chairmanship of KP Sharma Oli.
- Bidya Devi Bhandari was nominated as a senior leader, while Ishwar Pokharel, Pradip Gyawali, Devraj Ghimire and others were added to party committees.
- The party condemned the government's flood response, criticized its stance on foreign assistance, and demanded relief, rehabilitation, and infrastructure reconstruction.
- The UML objected to restrictions on unions and media, price hikes, gas shortages, and what it called anti-people actions and political vendetta.
