1,500 people’s representatives of UML join CPN (Unified Socialist)

KATHMANDU, September 28: As many as 1,505 people’s representatives of the main opposition party, CPN (UML) have joined the CPN (Unified Socialist)-led by Madhav Kumar Nepal after the split. Likewise, 921 people’s representatives of Janta Samajbadi Party (JSP) have joined Democratic Socialist Party after the split. Earlier on August 25, the CPN (UNL) split and a new party, CPN (Unified Socialist), was formed under the leadership of Madhav Kumar Nepal. On the same date, JSP also split and Mahantha Thakur formed a new party named Democratic Socialist Party. Introduction of a ‘party-split’ ordinance by the government allowed the political parties to split if only 20 percent members of its central committee or the parliamentary party members were in its favour. After authenticating the new parties, the Election Commission had given a deadline for the UML and JSP lawmakers to join new parties as per their will. (with inputs from Gorkhapatra)