Congress demands action against PM Oli, Minister Shrestha for breaching election code of conduct

KATHMANDU, May 20: Main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has demanded action against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Gopal Shrestha for flouting election code of conduct.

NC parliamentary party office on Thursday filed a complaint against PM Oli, who is also the chairman of CPN-UML and Minister Shrestha following the Parliamentary Party Working Committee’s decision taken Wednesday. The meeting concluded that the Election Commission should take action against Prime Minister Oli and Minister Shrestha for breaching the election code of conduct through their public statements.