Chair Oli, senior leader Khanal discuss unity

Kathmandu, Nov 5: At a time when party split and unification bids are gaining pace among communist forces in the wake of Gen Z protest and election to the House of Representatives slated for coming March 5, Chairman of the CPN UML, KP Sharma Oli, and senior leader of the CPN (Unified Socialist), Jhalanath Khanal, held a meeting on Tuesday. 

A significant faction of the Unified Socialist led by Madhav Kumar Nepal has already decided its unification with the CPN (Maoist Centre) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. 

The two leaders Oli and Khanal held the discussion on unity and entry to the UML, according to politburo member Mahesh Basnet. A positive talk was held between the leaders and it was expected to improve the relations.

It is learnt that as many as 100 Unified Socialist leaders, including Ram Kumari Jhankri, Kisan Shrestha, Ambar Bahadur Thapa, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, Pitambar Timsina and Arjun Rai are returning to the UML. So, discussion is intensified on how the legal hurdles could be sorted out once the people's representatives at province assembly and local level returned the UML.

The Unified Socialist is a splinter of the UML party.(RSS)