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PM Oli to address media today on 'matter of special concern'; CK Raut to join him

PM Oli to address media today on 'matter of special concern'; CK Raut to join him

By THT Online

This rendering image shows Prime Minister and Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co-chair KP Sharma Oli and Coordinator of Free Madhes Alliance CK Raut (left) in the background of Rastriya Sabha Griha, in Exhibition Road, Kathmandu. Photo: THT Online

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is to address media on a matter of special concern this afternoon. According to Kundan Aryal, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's press advisor, the Prime Minister is addressing the media on an important issue at Sabha Griha in Kathmandu at 1:00 pm today. It has been learnt that CK Raut will also address the media in the same event. Raut is expected to announce that he would no longer engage in secessionist activities and join mainstream politics to establish his group's agendas. CK Raut, Coordinator of Free Madhes Alliance, was arrested from Rautahat on October 7, 2018, on the charge of treason. However, the Supreme Court, on March 7, passed a verdict ordering authorities to release Raut on a general date. A joint bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana and Justice Purushottam Bhandari took the decision to this effect citing lack of evidence and FIR against Raut.