Security personnel withdrawn from UML central office
Summary
Security personnel have been withdrawn from the CPN-UML central party office in Chyasal after the Home Ministry ordered personnel deployed beyond VVIP and VIP criteria back to their designated posts. The party says Armed Police Force members had been stationed there around the clock since 2021, while the APF denies any such deployment protocol existed.
Key Points
- Security personnel were withdrawn from the CPN-UML central office in Chyasal on Monday.
- Party secretary Bishma Adhikari said five APF personnel had been stationed there continuously since the office moved in 2021.
- APF spokesperson DIG Netra Prasad Karki denied that any protocol existed for deploying security at political party offices.
- The Home Ministry recently ordered security personnel deployed beyond VVIP and VIP criteria to return to their designated posts.
