KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 18
CPN-UML Chairman and former prime minister KP Sharma Oli has stated that he is ready for a 'live agenda-based debate' with Nepali Congress Chair and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.
Considering the upcoming Provincial Assembly and House of Representatives elections, many have suggested on social media that PM Deuba and Chairman Oli participate in a live debate and Chair Oli has agreed. Posting a status on Facebook this afternoon, former PM Oli said such debates were held in Western countries during elections and said he was ready for it.
In the upcoming elections, KP Sharma Oli is contesting from Jhapa Constituency-5. Oli stated that "Many friends on social media have requested to come to the 'live debate'. Most of them have suggested an agenda-based debate between me and NC Chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba.
A version of this article appears in the print on October 19 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
