KATHMANDU, May 6: Nepali Congress (NC) has expelled all rebel candidates and their supporters from the party.
Issuing a press statement on Thursday, NC Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Poudel said the decision was taken after the rebel candidates and their supporters flouted the party's instruction despite repeated requests.
NC expels rebel candidates for five years
NC decided to expel those filing candidacy against the party's official candidates and those supporting such candidates. Dissatisfaction has surfaced among leaders over the party's decision to forge alliance with the coalition partners and several NC leaders have fielded rebel candidacies against the party's or the alliance's official candidates.
The NC has said that rebel candidates and their supporters were stripped off the party's membership as per the Article 4 (13C) of the Nepali Congress Statute 2017 BS (With Amendments). The rebel candidates will have to contest the poll in the capacity of independent candidates as they are expelled from the party.
