CPN-UML Condemns Rastriya Swatantra Party Cadres for Burning Party Flag in Dang

Kathmandu. The CPN (UML) has expressed strong objection after cadres of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) allegedly burned its party flag.

The party issued a press release on Friday condemning the act, stating that RSP cadres set fire to the UML's election symbol, the 'Sun' inscribed flag, in Tulsipur, Dang, last night.

The statement, issued by Min Bahadur Shahi, Press Coordinator of the UML Election Operation Committee, mentioned that RSP cadres engaged in anarchic behavior in the home city of General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, shouting slogans with unacceptable words against UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli. The UML has labeled this incident a criminal act against the state, the people, democracy, and the constitution.

The statement further read, 'This incident confirms that those who set fire to the flag, hurting the faith in our party popular among millions of people, are the same people who want to burn the country.'

The UML called this act outside the purview of democracy, accusing the RSP's stunt of attempting to trap the country in a cycle of instability and incite electoral conflict. While achieving superiority through party competition is a beautiful aspect of democracy, the UML concluded that the RSP has acted to hurt the faith in an established national power under the guise of being new.

The UML warned that while it is a disciplined party, its restraint should not be mistaken for weakness. The UML also drew the attention of the concerned authorities to immediately identify those involved in the incident and bring them under the legal purview.