Chief Minister Karki Criticizes Arrests of KP Sharma Oli and Ramesh Lekhak as Vindictive
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- Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Hikmat Kumar Karki, described the arrests of party chair KP Sharma Oli and Congress leader Ramesh Lekhak as acts of retaliation.
- Through social media, Karki expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s actions, warning that such steps could push the country toward conflict and instability.
- He stated, “Leading the country towards conflict through vindictive activities is wrong. There is no place for revenge in democracy.”
14 Chaitra, Biratnagar — Hikmat Kumar Karki, Chief Minister of Koshi Province and Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML), has condemned the arrests of party chairman KP Sharma Oli and Congress leader Ramesh Lekhak as retaliatory actions.
Through his social media, Chief Minister Karki voiced his dissatisfaction with the government’s move, stating such activities could drive the nation toward conflict and instability.
Stressing that politics of revenge have no place in a democratic system, Karki wrote, “It is wrong to engage in vindictive activities that lead the country toward conflict. Democracy does not permit revenge.”
