Rastriya Swatantra Party Removes Puja Bastola from Central Committee After 12 Days
Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has removed Puja Bastola from the central committee within 12 days. Bastola was removed from the responsibility after Som Sharma, who was elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Baglung-2, filed a complaint.
She had expressed dissatisfaction after not being made a central member despite securing more votes than her competitor in the first general convention recently held in Chitwan. According to the votes published by the commission, Sharma received 993 votes and Bastola received 913 votes.
Bastola had also warned of going to court challenging the decision of the Central Election Commission. On Asar 15, the commission's meeting removed Sharma and declared Bastola elected again.
Sharma, who was elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Baglung-2, had expressed dissatisfaction with his removal and filed a complaint with the commission.
Following the complaint, the commission revised the list of elected central members and declared Sharma as the elected central member. Sharma and Bastola had contested for the central membership from Gandaki Province. The commission claims that Sharma was made a central member due to concerns about inclusive balance, despite receiving more votes.
"We have decided to elect Som Sharma as a central member because he received more votes. We will update the election commission according to the latest revision," Deputy Chief of the Commission Ram Gurung told Ratopati.
According to the revised list, Bastola, who was elected from Gandaki Province, has been dropped. MP Sharma has received the opportunity.
RSP's statute has a provision that 5 central members are elected from each province. According to the revised statute, Pabitra Thapa, Manish Khanal, Sagar Bhusal, Som Sharma, and Vishnu Kumari Gurung (Ekta) have been elected from Gandaki Province. Due to the dispute, Chairman Ravi Lamichhane had not administered the oath to Sharma and Bastola on Asar 17.
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