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UML Chair Oli asks party cadres to remain ready for HoR polls

KP Sharma Oli urged UML members to stay election-ready, warning of democratic backsliding and insisting that restoring the dissolved House is crucial to Nepal’s political future.
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By REPUBLICA

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has instructed party members to be fully prepared for elections “by all means,” saying their collective strength must be mobilised to deliver results whenever polls are held.



Speaking in a virtual address to the Overseas Nepali Forum’s international committee on Thursday evening to mark the New Year 2026, Oli stressed that elections must allow the free expression of the popular will in a peaceful and fair environment. He further said that the UML would participate in elections at any time and emerge victorious.


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Oli also reiterated his party’s stance that restoring the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR) is the most viable path in the current situation. He warned that Nepal is witnessing a serious attempt to undermine democracy, though public awareness has so far prevented regressive forces from fully succeeding.


Oli repeated that the September 8 and 9 incidents were an assault on democracy, the Constitution, and national sovereignty. He described the current government as unconstitutional and said the dissolution of Parliament was not merely a change of prime minister but an attack on democratic systems and processes.


Despite an election date having been announced for the HoR, Oli said the necessary environment has yet to be created and accused the government of failing to act.


Recalling that the Supreme Court had previously delivered verdicts on Parliament dissolution within two months, Oli said a timely ruling is essential, as the matter concerns the nation rather than private interests.

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