Mahesh Basnet, Secretary of the CPN-UML, has claimed that there is a conspiracy to arrest him. He stated that this plot is aimed at weakening the movement against party Chairman KP Sharma Oli. Basnet revealed that a false complaint was lodged against him three years ago, which police later confirmed as fabricated. He added that a supplementary complaint has since been registered and the case is currently under review.
Basnet accused Home Minister Sudan Gurung of orchestrating efforts to file information against him, saying, “There is a conspiracy to arrest me to undermine the retaliatory protests against our Chairman, KP Sharma Oli.” He explained that three years ago, a fake individual was presented by a third party to lodge a false complaint against him, which was subsequently proven fake through police investigation.
He further stated, “This act is a wrongdoing executed under the authoritarian style of the government led by Balendra Shah and the leadership of Home Minister Sudan Gurung.” Basnet denied rumors claiming he was unreachable or absconding, calling such reports entirely false and misleading. He also accused these rumors of being spread deliberately to confuse public opinion.
