Former Chief Minister Rajkumar Sharma Disqualified as Karnali Provincial Assembly Member After Party Expulsion

Surkhet. The Provincial Assembly membership of former Chief Minister of Karnali Province and influential leader Rajkumar Sharma has been vacated. Following the Nepali Communist Party's decision to expel him from the party, even stripping him of ordinary membership, the Karnali Provincial Assembly Secretariat formally announced the vacancy through a notice on Wednesday.

The office of the Nepali Communist Party's Karnali Provincial Assembly Parliamentary Party in Surkhet had registered a letter with the Secretariat on Magh 28, stating Sharma's expulsion from the party. This action was taken in accordance with Sub-section (1) of Section 34 of the Political Parties Act, 2073, after the party took action against him.

It is understood that Sharma, who is also a central committee member and a member of the parliamentary party, was disciplined for actions contrary to the party's discipline and policies. According to the notice issued by the Secretariat, under the provision of Sub-section (1) of Section 35 of the Political Parties Act, the Speaker must inform the assembly about such information within 15 days upon receiving the notice.

However, since the Karnali Provincial Assembly meeting is currently postponed until further notice, Provincial Assembly Secretary Jeevraj Budhathoki informed that this information was posted on the assembly notice board under the Speaker's directive. As per the provisions of the Act, the position is considered vacant once the notice is posted on the assembly notice board when the assembly session is not in operation.

This notice has been made public in accordance with Clause (m), Sub-clause (8) of Rule 2 of the Karnali Provincial Assembly Regulations, 2051.