Three former Nepal Prime Ministers protest against dissolution of parliament

Feb 01, 2021

Kathmandu (Nepal), Jan 01 (ANI): Former Prime Ministers of Nepal, Pushp Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, and Jhala Nath Khanal hit the streets of capital city Kathmandu and participated in sit-in protests against caretaker Prime Minister, K.P. Sharma Oli on Sunday. Amongst the trios former Prime Ministers, Dahal, and Madhav Kumar Nepal serve as Chairman of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) which practically has split after now caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dissolved the parliament on December 20 last year. Following the announcement of its third phase of agitation against the dissolution of parliament by the party on January 25, the party has been staging a series of protests and demonstrations across the country. The rival faction of the ruling NCP removed PM Oli from the party, amid increasing political unrest following his decision to dissolve the lower house of the Parliament. According to the rival faction's spokesperson Narayankaji Shrestha, PM Oli no longer remains a member of the party.