"Maoists thrive on upheaval, can't remain stable": Nepal PM after switching coalition

Mar 05, 2024

Kathmandu (Nepal), March 05 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal justified his change of coalition, stating that political upheaval is in the 'nature' of the Maoist ideology of the Himalayan nation. Addressing an event organised in Kathmandu, two hours before the swearing-in ceremony of his new cabinet with three ministers, Dahal forewarned that the country would continue to experience such political instability. Attended by hundreds of communist party supporters including the family members of those killed during the decade-long insurgency, Dahal didn't hesitate to state that the state of turmoil would continue till his last breath. Earlier in December 2022, Dahal and Oli had forged an alliance that lasted only for three months and collapsed right before the presidential election last year. The election for National Assembly Chairman is scheduled for March 12 and filing candidatures for the post is slated for March 7.