Maoist party will amend statute to pick top leaders through elections

Lekhnath Neupane, a CPN (Maoist Centre) central committee member, on a legion of issues related to both the party and the government raised during the central committee meeting.

On Sunday, the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) concluded its central committee meeting—which was organised after 14 months even though party statute requires it to be held at least twice a year. At the meeting, a legion of issues related to both the party and the government were raised and the party leadership came under heavy criticism. Among those critics was Lekhnath Neupane, a Maoist Centre central committee member. Post ’s Tika R Pradhan caught up with him. Experts: