Pokhrel challenges Oli’s decision to increase central committee members

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Senior Vice-Chair of the CPN-UML Ishwar Pokhrel openly challenged party chair KP Sharma Oli’s move to amend the party statute to expand the number of the party’s office bearers to 19 from the existing 15, just ahead of the closed-door session of the party’s 11th general convention at Bhrikutimandap on Sunday.