JHAPA: CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli has visited Jhapa and Ilam for the first time since the election held on March 5.
Oli left Jhapa for Fikkal in Ilam on Saturday to attend a programme organised by the UML-affiliated Indigenous Nationalities Federation.
UML leader Mahesh Basnet said Oli will address the programme in Fikkal and will stay in Ilam today before returning to Jhapa to attend a programme on Sunday.
Central members of the Indigenous Nationalities Federation from across the country are scheduled to participate in the event.
Oli is also scheduled to meet party leaders and cadres from Ilam, Panchthar, Taplejung, Terhathum and Jhapa during his visit.
UML Secretary Sherdhan Rai and leader Guru Baral, among other party leaders, have also accompanied Oli to Ilam.
Meanwhile, the UML is set to launch its ‘Mission Public Awareness Campaign’ from Jhapa on Sunday, targeting the upcoming local and provincial elections.
The party plans to conduct the campaign across all 753 local levels in the country.
The campaign is aimed at strengthening the party organisation and expanding public outreach ahead of the upcoming local and provincial elections.
Oli appeared enthusiastic during meetings with party leaders and cadres during his first visit to his home district Jhapa and neighbouring Ilam since the election.
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