Former President Bhandari, who has engaged in internal consultation after the party's decision to ban his return, is in a state of mind to run a Jabaj-focused campaign through the Madan Bhandari Foundation.
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Although UML will not allow the party to return to politics, former president Bidya Devi Bhandari will continue the political campaign. Although the official opinion about the party's decision to stop him has not been made public, he has expressed his opinion to the leaders close to him that he will run a nationwide political campaign until the next convention.
The UML Central Committee decided to block Bhandari's return on Tuesday midnight with the argument that 'a person who has reached a high constitutional position such as the constitutional president, vice president, returning to party politics is not in accordance with the spirit of the constitution, it raises questions about the constitutionality and fairness of the work done while in office, weakens democratic values and makes the person's own respectable personality controversial'. She didn't even think until Tuesday afternoon that the
party would be banned in this way. His membership was renewed a year ago. After the latest decision of the party, Bhandari is engaged in internal consultation. According to close leaders, she is in the mood to run a Jawaj-centric campaign through the Madan Bhandari Foundation. I have moved on, the political campaign does not stop. A nationwide program should be made,' she said to a close friend.
Ushakiran, daughter of former President Bhandari and president of the foundation, has commented on the party's decision to block her mother's return as 'tikdam'. "Even if we don't want to do politics, my mother always tells us to stand in support of the party, give moral support, and not go away, and we tried accordingly," she wrote on social media on Wednesday, "but from the past one month, I have come to know - they are taking it to a level where even moral support is not possible." "Even if the Central Committee bans, his (Bhandari's) politics will not stop," said Karn Thapa, a member of the Standing Committee. It is a natural right to try to be active in politics as a Nepalese citizen after leaving the presidency.
Former President Bhandari announced her return to party politics on the occasion of Madan Jayanti last June 14. Before that, she had an informal/formal discussion with the party president and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. One of the leaders said that although Oli was initially positive about joining the UML, he was in a state of mind to stop after challenging himself. "Oli wanted to bring Ushakiran (Bhandari Putri) into active politics," said a leader close to Oli, "Oli wanted to nominate Ushakiran as a member of the National Assembly last year. After former President Bhandari did not agree, Oli nominated Anjan Shakya.'
According to him, Oli was preparing to bring Ushakiran to an important position in the upcoming convention. But there was one condition - Bhandari would support Oli to become the president again. The Oli side had 'lobbied' in the provincial meetings saying that Oli was the only candidate for the party leadership. Its impact was felt in the central committee meeting.
UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel said that the former president was stopped from active politics for democratic values. Joining an influential person can benefit the party, but we should also think about what will happen to the nation. In that sense, it should be connected with the democratic future of the nation as a whole without looking at it from a party angle,'' he told reporters on Wednesday.
Pokharel said that former President Bhandari is expected to play the role of party guardian. "The ex-president himself is not joining party politics, but his role is to advance political democracy in the right direction," Pokharel said, "The party does not expect that he will sit quietly at home as soon as we make a decision." If politics starts to deteriorate, he will have a role to play.'
When there are comments that the internal democracy in UML is weak, the leaders who voted in favor of ex-president Bhandari to enter active politics seem panicked. Many leaders feel that the party's internal democracy is weak. That's why only leaders who can be counted on the fingers opened up in favor of Bhandari," said an official.
Vice President Surendra Pandey, Yuvraj Gyawali and Standing Committee member Karn Thapa disagreed when the party decided to stop Bhandari. They had a different opinion saying that it would be too hasty to stop the former president from active politics and it would damage the party. Senior vice president Ishwar Pokharel, who was speaking in favor of Bhandari, remained silent when the party decided.
Although UML has stopped entering active politics, the head of propaganda department Rajendra Gautam has claimed that Bhandari's contribution is highly appreciated. On the Bhandari side, Thapa, the leader, comments that the party made the decision by using the issue of official dignity as an excuse because he has moved forward for leadership. He said, "It was not stopped by paying attention to the dignity of the post, but it was decided based on his personality," he says, "People's multi-party populism does not accept the politics of prohibition." It says open competition. In the same way, he (Bhandari) will do the activity.'
