Chandan Swarnakar, chairperson of Bara district for the Rashtriya Samajwadi Party (RASWAPA), has been expelled from the party following a complaint lodged with the party’s disciplinary committee. Swarnakar faced allegations of financial irregularities and supporting opposition parties. He has publicly shared the disciplinary action letter on Facebook, claiming he has been the victim of a ‘political assassination.’ This development was reported on May 22 in Kathmandu.
Shankar Shrestha, secretary of the central organizational department of RASWAPA, informed Swarnakar via letter that his general membership had been revoked. The disciplinary committee received complaints against Swarnakar from four lawmakers elected from Bara. The party stated that he was penalized based on allegations including financial misconduct, failure to mobilize the party’s organizational structure, and siding with candidates from opposition parties.
According to RASWAPA leaders, the Bara district committee has been dissolved and a new committee is being formed with representatives appointed by the central leadership. Swarnakar, expelled from the party, described the action as a ‘political assassination’ in a Facebook post, stating, ‘My political assassination has taken place; now the decision rests with the people of Mahagadhimai and Bara. Dear public, this letter is the ultimate proof of the extremity of conspiracy.’ He also claimed that without any impartial investigation, the center sent him the official letter on May 22—just before the extended meeting and convention scheduled in Bara on May 23—revoking his general membership. Swarnakar further alleged that the expulsion was influenced by pressure from lawmakers, especially since there was a possibility he would be re-elected as district chairperson at the upcoming convention.
