Prachanda Alleges Foreign Powers Investing Heavily to Promote Balen Shah

Kathmandu. The Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has alleged that foreign powers are investing heavily to establish Balendra Shah (Balen), a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).Addressing an integration and merger program with the Chure Bhawar Party in Kathmandu on Tuesday, Dahal claimed that external forces are promoting those who gain popularity based on 'stunts' rather than ideology and principles.Former Prime Minister Dahal stated that it is not auspicious for the country when those who work merely for publicity, sidelining the politics of sacrifice, austerity, and martyrdom, are promoted. He said,