KATHMANDU, Dec 7: CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed that his party will return to power through the March 5 election to the House of Representatives.
Addressing a party gathering at the UML headquarters in Chyasal on Saturday, Oli said the UML would lead the next government “regardless of when the election is held”. Responding to doubts over whether the March 5 election will take place as planned, he said the party remains confident of forming the government whenever polls are conducted.
Oli also reiterated his accusation that the Sushila Karki-led interim government is pursuing political vendetta against the CPN-UML.
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He sharply criticised the Gauri Bahadur Karki-led probe commission formed to investigate the physical and material losses during the September 8 and 9 Gen Z protests, describing it as a “witch hunt” and an attempt to mislead the public. The commission is in its final phase of recording statements from top bureaucrats and is expected to summon Oli as well.
Dismissing the panel as an artificial body, Oli alleged that it had summoned the families of the injured and deceased merely as a formality and provided them with pre-scripted answers.
“They prepared 27 questionnaires and instructed people on what to say—who fired shots and who should go to jail. This is not an independent commission; it is a witch hunt set up to execute pre-planned instructions,” he said.
Comparing the UML to a “surging river”, Oli claimed no political force could stop the party’s rise. “The UML is no longer a small stream—it is now a massive river. No embankments or obstacles can block it,” he declared.
He further repeated his claim that the current government is unconstitutional and lacks legitimacy.
In one of his strongest allegations yet, Oli accused Prime Minister Sushila Karki of pressuring the Department of Money Laundering Investigation to arrest him. He alleged that senior officials who refused to act on “illegal orders” were transferred and replaced with individuals aligned with the government.
“They were repeatedly asked to file false cases and arrest me. When they refused to commit unlawful acts, they were removed,” Oli said. He also criticised the government for what he described as arbitrary recall of ambassadors and engaging in actions “it should not have taken”.
Oli’s remarks come amid escalating political tension as the UML intensifies its campaign ahead of the upcoming general election.
