15 CPN-UML leaders of disgruntled faction slam DPM Mahato’s statement

KATHMANDU: Fifteen CPN-UML leaders have protested the statement made by newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) leader Rajendra Mahato.

Fifteen leaders, including Madhav Kumar Nepal, issued a joint statement on Saturday objecting to Mahato’s remarks. Leaders have objected to Mahato raising the agenda of creating a multinational state that, they say, was rejected by the Nepali people.