KATHMANDU, Sep 18: The CPN Maoist Centre has suspended its leader under the accusation of polygamy.
Sher Bahadur Chaudhary, a member of the party's secretariat of the Sudurpaschim Province, has been suspended by the Maoists for 6 months.
CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has been elected the parliamentary party (PP) leader in the House of Representatives (HoR) unopposed.
A meeting of the PP held today at the parliamentary party office in Singhadurbar chose Dahal to the post.
Likewise, Hitraj Pandey has been elected the chief
KATHMÀNDU, Dec 20: The CPN (Maoist Centre) would elect its parliamentary party leader only after an oath-taking ceremony of newly elected members of the House of Representatives.
According to lawmaker and party leader, Madhav Sapkota, the decision regarding the election to the parliamentary party leader and formation of a new government will only be taken after the swearing-in ceremony.
"There is no dispute in our party regarding the PP leader. Party Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is the PP leader," said Sapkota.
The Federal Parliament Secretariat has scheduled an oath-taking ceremony for newly elected HoR members on December 22.
The CPN (Maoist Centre) has a total 32 members—18 elected under first-past-the-post and 14 under proportional representation in the Lower House.
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Puspha Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has contracted COVID-19.
According to his secretariat, Prachanda tested positive for the virus on Friday evening. He is staying isolated at his private residence.
Meanwhile, another Maoist leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha also shared that he tested positive for the virus. Taking to social media on Saturday morning, Shrestha said that he would remain isolated at home for at least two weeks.
Prachanda has suspended all the meetings since Wednesday as some of the party leaders and staff at the party headquarters in Paris Danda contracted the virus.
Meanwhile, the party’s central committee meeting scheduled for Sunday was also postponed until further notice.
The Phatuwa Bijayapur town in the Rautahat district of southern Nepal has been tense on Monday as a local Maoist Centre leader is killed in a road accident on Sunday.
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