The internal conflict that began after Vice Chairman Ram Bahadur Thapa was elected as the leader of the parliamentary party in the CPN-UML is intensifying. The leaders have publicly accused each other.

Thapa, who made controversial statements during his address to the first meeting of the parliament, has defended his statements at a workers' gathering held in Pokhara on Wednesday and opposed the leaders including Vice Chairman Bishnu Poudel. Stating that he had expressed his opinion in the parliament to firmly implement the party's decision, he opposed Vice Chairman Poudel's objection.

The views expressed by the acting chairman are those of the party, and criticizing the party in times of crisis has become a daily routine for UML leaders. - Bhanubhakta Dhakal, UML Secretary 'Some people were agitated by that statement. They were hidden inside, but they were visible outside. It was just exposing the right-wing tendencies within the party,' Thapa said. 'The party's Vice Chairman (Poudel) objected by making his status public.' This is how the internal conflict is seen. Thapa called the government an 'enemy' and also accused it of aiming to eliminate the main leaders of the communist movement and democratic movement.

On the other hand, Deputy General Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai and leader Surendra Pandey have criticized Thapa through social media. Pandey has said that the commentary on the Maoist 'people's war' is not the official commentary of UML. 'It is the people's multi-party democracy (Jabaj), which considers peaceful competition, constitutional supremacy and the people's vote as the ultimate basis for change,' he wrote on Facebook. 'Interpreting personal feelings expressed in parliament or on public platforms as a party line only creates confusion among the cadres and distrust among the people.' Moreover, such extremist and extreme views will push our party further back instead of moving it forward with the pace of time.’

Deputy General Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai has written a short poem saying that Badal (Acting Chairman Thapa’s nickname) has descended on the party. ‘The clouds descended, it rained heavily. When it got wet,’ he wrote sarcastically, ‘Madan (Bhandari) was shocked. We were shocked when we saw it.’

Thapa, who was given the responsibility of acting chairman after the arrest of party chairman KP Sharma Oli, is seen on one side, while on the other side are leaders including Vice Chairman Bishnu Poudel, Vice Chairman Gokarna Bista, Deputy General Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai, leader Surendra Pandey and others. Thapa had made controversial comments about the then government, Nepali Army, bureaucracy and some NGOs regarding the election results in the first meeting of parliament. There was opposition from within the UML.

Thapa, who has a Maoist background, has been working as Oli's confidant since Falgun 2077. After Oli's arrest, Thapa has been coming out strongly against the government, a style of work that some leaders, including Vice Chairman Poudel, have not liked. Vice Chairman Poudel and other leaders had objected to Thapa's statement in parliament. After that, the party secretariat said that the previous relationship with all security agencies and bureaucracy had been maintained.

Khimlal Bhattarai, a leader close to Vice Chairman Poudel, objected to the language style of Acting Chairman Thapa and said that it was difficult to maintain the status of the leader of the parliamentary party. 'Thapa's statement cannot maintain the dignity of the party,' he said, 'It is against the party policy and UML schooling. Occupy, attack, and enemy terminology are not UML.' This is not the guidance of the old wartime. Devkata objected saying that the old wartime rhetoric cannot be the policy of the UML. He (Thapa) completely showed the language, style and thinking of the wartime. I was actually sad. He did not seem to understand both the situation and the perspective of the party. It was clear that he could not hold the turban of the first man. He (Ram Bahadur Thapa) showed the language, style and thinking of the wartime, he did not seem to understand both the situation and the perspective of the party.

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Khimlal Bhattarai, UML leader UML Secretary Bhanubhakta Dhakal, close to Oli, claims that the acting president Thapa's style is slightly different, but his views are in favor of the party and the movement. 'The working style is his own.' The views expressed by the acting chairman are those of the party,' he said, 'It has become a daily routine for UML leaders to criticize the party during times of crisis. This will be discussed in the upcoming meeting.' Dhakal's response to leaders who said that acting chairman Thapa's statements were not in line with the party's position is, 'Is it also within the party's position to have an opinion that weakens the movement by writing on Facebook? How can others do that when the acting chairman says that he has expressed the party's views?' An informal signature collection is also underway in UML demanding a special general convention. Leaders of UML's mass organizations, ANNFSU, Youth Association, and Intellectuals' Council, have started an informal signature campaign. The UML establishment party, on the other hand, has summoned the leaders who are conducting a signature campaign demanding a special general convention on Tuesday and instructed them to stop the campaign.