Netra Bikram Chand has been removed from the post of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal.A national gathering of disgruntled party leaders along with Hemant Prakash Oli and Dharmendra Bastola decided to remove Chand from the post.

Leader of the group Gunaraj Lohani said that Chand has been removed from the post of general secretary on the grounds that he had participated in the local elections against the decision of the party’s central committee and had formed an alliance with MCC supporters UML and Congress.

Lohani also said that the party’s central coordinator Dharmendra Bastola has been appointed by the national assembly. He informed that 38 out of the 68-member central leadership including the 64-member central committee and four-member advisor were present at the meeting. Similarly, Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma has been removed from the post of party spokesperson.

A few days ago, Chand released Dharmendra Bastola and Hemant Prakash Oli from party responsibilities. He removed both the leaders saying that they had made a statement against the party’s decision to participate in the election.