Kathmandu, April 22
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, also a chairperson of the Nepal Communist Party, KP Sharma Oli has said that the party’s internal unity will be further strengthened.
Issuing a statement on the occasion of the anniversary of the establishment of the NCP and Lenin’s birthday, Oli expressed confidence that this day would inspire the party’s internal unity to further consolidate its final unity process for the past two years.
Oli’s statement comes two days after the government under his leadership issued an ordinance relaxing requirements to split a party, which many fear is prepared to threaten his rivals in the party, warning a split.
April 22 marks the 71st anniversary of the establishment of the Nepal Communist Party, coinciding with Vladimir Lenin’s birthday in 1870. The current NCP, which has a majority in Parliament and also leads the government, was unified on May 17, 2o18.
