MPRF breaks away from Madhesi front on voting decision

KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Madhesi People’s Right Forum (MPRF) led by Upendra Yadav decided to break away from the Madhesi front and have declared to decide independently on voting during the sixth round of prime ministerial election scheduled for Sunday.



During a meeting of four Madhesi parties, three decided to remain neutral while MPRF reportedly said they would independently take the decision. In earlier rounds, MPRF had remained neutral as per the decision consensus decision of the front.[break]



MPRF refrained from announcing their parliamentary party meeting decision after a meeting saying that they would announce their decision later during the electoral process.



It’s noteworthy that 11 among 25 MPRF lawmakers voted for Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal during the third round of the election going against the party decision.



MPRF (Democratic), Tarai Madhesh Democratic Party (TMDP) and Sadbhawana Party, who together have 57 lawmakers, would remain neutral during Sunday’s election.

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