UML dismisses provision of age limit for party leadership
KATHMANDU:- The CPN (UML) has passed a proposal to end the provisions of 70 years of age bar and two-term cap in the party leadership. A secretariat meeting of the party held under the chair of party chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli concluded last night took this decision. Â
UML assistant general secretary Pradip Gyawali said that the two decisions were made by giving a final touch to the statute amendment proposal tabled by party vice-chairman Bishnu Prasad Paudel for the second statute convention.
The statute convention of the UML is taking place from September 5-7 in Lalitpur.
The amendment proposal tabled by vice-chairman Paudel would be taken to the politburo meeting today and then to the central committee meeting.
Likewise, the UML will have now 15-member office-bearers, 84-member politburo committee and 251-member central committee.
Gyawali shared that the UML will have two types of party members — general members and organized members.
The new decisions would be implemented after their approval from the party’s statute convention.(RSS)
