Janmat Party Chairman CK Raut Announces Retirement from Electoral Politics

Kathmandu. Janmat Party Chairman Dr. CK Raut has announced his retirement from parliamentary politics. Expressing his views publicly on Sunday, he clarified that he will no longer contest elections nor remain in positional politics. However, he stated that this does not mean he is disappearing from politics; rather, he will continue to struggle outside of parliament for the rights and identity of the people.

Dr. Raut shared his experiences from his past two parliamentary elections, revealing that on both occasions, he contested due to pressure from the party and cadres against his personal wishes. He recalled that in the 2079 election, he contested based on the advice of his colleagues because there was a risk of the party failing to become a national party if he did not run, and that decision yielded positive results.

Similarly, he mentioned that in the recent 2082 election, he filed his nomination at the last moment to prevent the morale of the candidates and cadres from dropping, and although the result was not in his favor, he is satisfied with that decision. 

He believes that if he had not contested, the entire blame for the party's defeat would have fallen on him. Stating that he made this decision before getting entangled in the allure of position and power, Raut mentioned that he is committed to preparing the Janmat Party for local and provincial elections in the coming days. 

He stated that he will provide leadership to the party as long as it needs him, but he will not be in the race for any personal political office. ‘I will always be among you, I will stand with you in every front and struggle,’ he said.