UML vice chair urges party to reinstate Sherpa
CPN-UML Vice Chairman Ashok Rai has requested his party to reinstate
Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) General Secretary
Aang Kaji Sherpa, who was ousted from the UML.
Issuing a press statement on Sunday Rai put forth his dissatisfaction on the party decision.
Claiming that Sherpa collaborated with other parties to work against the party, UML Standing Committee had expelled Sherpa on Friday. Sherpa had addressed the General Assembly of UCPN (Maoist), at Khulamanch on Friday, as the General Secretary of NEFIN.
“Expelling the NEFIN General Secretary for speaking in favor of the indigenous and marginalised shows the prejudice of the party against the movement that the indigenous and marginalised people have initiated for their rights,” the statement read.
“I request the party to withdraw the decision to sack Sherpa from the party at the earliest,” the statement further read.
Sherpa, who is also the UML under secretary for Solukhumbu district, had boycotted the Standing Committee meeting of UML claiming that the party was against identity based federalism.
Issuing a press statement on Sunday Rai put forth his dissatisfaction on the party decision.
Claiming that Sherpa collaborated with other parties to work against the party, UML Standing Committee had expelled Sherpa on Friday. Sherpa had addressed the General Assembly of UCPN (Maoist), at Khulamanch on Friday, as the General Secretary of NEFIN.
“Expelling the NEFIN General Secretary for speaking in favor of the indigenous and marginalised shows the prejudice of the party against the movement that the indigenous and marginalised people have initiated for their rights,” the statement read.
“I request the party to withdraw the decision to sack Sherpa from the party at the earliest,” the statement further read.
Sherpa, who is also the UML under secretary for Solukhumbu district, had boycotted the Standing Committee meeting of UML claiming that the party was against identity based federalism.
प्रकाशित मिति:
June 17, 2012