By Our Reporter
The deepening dispute in the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has culminated in the dismissal of party general secretary Mukul Dhakal from his post.
Dhakal was on the target of the president of the party Rabi Lamichhane after he made public the study report he prepared by visiting 38 districts before submitting it to the party.
A meeting of the party’s central committee on Tuesday removed Dhakal from the party central member, spokesperson and general secretary posts on the recommendation of the party’s disciplinary committee.
Acting spokesperson of the party Manish Jha said that the central committee unanimously dismissed Dhakal from his party posts. However, Dhakal’s general membership of the party has been retained.
The action against Dhakal showed that the new party which won 21 seats in the House of Representatives in 2022 lacked internal democracy.
The RSP which has reached the defensive position after its president was dragged into the controversy for his alleged involvement in cooperatives fraud is likely to suffer further after the expulsion of Dhakal, who had been defending every move of Lamichhane until the by-election held in Ilam in May.
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