Kathmandu, March 20 – The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), or CPN-UML, has clarified that the party did not issue any directive, control, or interference in the election of the parliamentary party leader. At a party secretariat meeting held on Friday, members were also urged not to make any public comments on the matter on behalf of the party. According to party vice-secretary Lekhraj Bhatt, the meeting confirmed that the election process was free from any party influence, control, or interference. “The election committee completed the designated procedure and declared the party’s vice-chairman and honorable Ram Bahadur Thapa elected unopposed,” said Bhatt. “Through this meeting, we want to make it clear that there was no direction, control, or interference from the party.”
Additionally, Bhatt stated that the party has taken the reactions in public media related to the parliamentary party leader election very seriously. “The party has been closely attentive to the responses seen in public media following the CPN-UML parliamentary party leader election held on Chaitra 18. The election was conducted democratically in accordance with the party’s statute,” he said. “We request all party members to respect the democratic decision and refrain from making public comments, particularly emphasizing that the party has taken suggestions from the youth wing seriously.”
Ram Bahadur Thapa was elected unopposed as the parliamentary party leader of CPN-UML. Young UML lawmaker Suhang Nembang had also prepared to file candidacy but could not register at the last minute due to the absence of nominators and proposers. The party’s youth wing has expressed objections regarding this matter.
