KATHMANDU, May 3: An emergency meeting of the second largest coalition partner, CPN-UML, has decided to pull out of the five-party coalition and withdraw its support to the Maoist-led government with effect from today, party General –Secretary Ishwar Pokharel said. The decision follows UML’s disagreement with Maoists over the latter’s unilateral decision to sack army chief Rookmangud Katawal.
“We took the decision because the Maoists have breached the politics of consensus and collaboration,” Pokharel told journalists after the meeting.
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