KATHMANDU: CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli has said his party will deliver a national verdict through the upcoming March 5 election, signaling a clear shift in stance after the possibility of parliamentary reinstatement weakened.
Addressing a discussion organized by the Madan-Ashrit Memorial Foundation at the National Assembly Hall on Tuesday, Oli said the UML is now fully focused on the general election. His remarks came as political parties were submitting their proportional representation lists to the Election Commission.
Oli said the party had already completed its 11th general convention and was now waiting for the people’s mandate through elections. Earlier, Oli had strongly pushed for the reinstatement of the dissolved parliament, and under his initiative, a majority of lawmakers including those from the Nepali Congress and UML had filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court against the dissolution carried out on September 12.
He said debates over popularity would continue until elections are held. “We are waiting for the election. Whether it happens on March 5, in April or next November, we are ready,” Oli said, adding that only elections can deliver a decisive national mandate.
Oli also claimed the UML is entering the election with a clear mandate from its general convention and asserted that as long as the UML remains strong, democracy cannot be defeated. He further said that in the electoral arena, the best-performing players would win.
Claiming growing public support for the UML, Oli said rival forces were attempting to unite after seeing the party’s expanding presence across the country.
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