KATHMANDU: Prime Minister and Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) KP Oli has decided to remove Narayan Kaji Shrestha from the post of party Spokesperson.
According to Surya Thapa, Press Adviser to the Prime Minister, the latter has removed Shrestha from the post and appointed Pradeep Gyawali as the party’s Spokesperson.
Shrestha is in the faction led by Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Oli has formed a 1,999-member General Convention organizing committee.
PM Oli informed a meeting of the party central members that a 1,199-member general convention organizing committee has been formed.
The NCP currently has 446 central members.
Sources said PM Oli plans to add 556 new members on Tuesday and form a general convention organizing committee with 197 members later.
Meanwhile, the disgruntled faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” faction of the NCP is preparing to make Madhav Kumar Nepal the party Chairman by taking action against Chairman Oli from the Central Committee meeting, sources have claimed.
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