Bidya Bhandari presses UML to restore membership as Oli downplays row

Summary

Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari urges CPN-UML delegates to restore her membership, emphasizing party unity and democratic norms, while PM KP Sharma Oli downplays the dispute.

Key Points
  • Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appealed to CPN-UML delegates to restore her party membership.
  • Bhandari warns that weakening internal democratic norms harms party values and public trust.
  • Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dismisses the membership controversy as unnecessarily inflated.
  • Senior Vice-chair Ishwar Pokhrel calls the suspension wrong and demands reversal, citing constitutional political rights.
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