Madhav Kumar Nepal, who was expelled from the ruling Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), on Tuesday accused Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli of patronising brokers, mafias and goons which made the party weak.
Nepal, a former Prime Minister, is among 11 lawmakers who were expelled by the CPN-UML on Monday for going against the party and supporting the Opposition alliance in its bid to topple the government led by Oli.
The expelled lawmakers will not even remain general members of the party.
In a statement on his Facebook page, Nepal said: “It is unfortunate to see the situation in which brokers, mafias and goons are encouraged but proletariats and ordinary Nepali people, in general, are left ignored even when a communist government is in place.”
“The activities and controversial aspects of the Oli-led government are crystal clear among us all. The CPN-UML was made weak when Oli became the patron of brokers. Mafias ruled over honest, committed and those who made sacrifices (for the cause of the party),” he said.
Nepal said that they were expelled from the party when they raised these issues.
“We were attacked by KP Oli when we raised our voice against this,” he said.
Oli has always misused the government to fulfil personal thinking and selfishness, he alleged.