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12 Bhadra, Biratnagar – Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre), has claimed that he paved the way for former President Bidya Devi Bhandari to return to active politics.

Prachanda said that after bringing former Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun Pasang into politics, the path was also opened for Bidya Devi Bhandari to enter the political arena.

Speaking to journalists at Biratnagar airport this morning, he said, “After I first brought the Vice President into active party politics, it directly or indirectly opened the door for Bidya Ji as well.”

He added that neither the constitution nor the law prevents former presidents or vice presidents from engaging in active politics. He said, “Our constitution and laws do not prohibit anyone, including a former president, from joining active politics, nor do they prevent any party from involving them.”

The CPN-UML has decided not to renew Bhandari’s party membership, claiming that former presidents cannot return to active politics. Prachanda, however, considers it normal for former presidents and vice presidents to come back into politics. He noted that Bhandari’s party membership was initially granted with Prime Minister Oli’s consent and that disputes arose after her China visit.

“Bidya Ji now wishes to come into active politics. Her membership renewal was approved with the consent of party leadership, including KP Oli, which is now clear,” he said. “Her China visit was also with Oli’s approval. Plans to make her party chair were discussed earlier, but something seems to have changed after the China visit. I don’t want to go into that.”

When asked by journalists about Bhandari’s upcoming plans (Plan B) after her membership was not renewed, Prachanda said he was unaware. “There has been no contact or discussion with Bidya Ji in this period,” he said. “It is natural to be concerned about the direction of national politics. People have understood the direct and indirect issues. There is anger and dissatisfaction among the general public regarding how the current coalition government has performed.”

He emphasized that former presidents and vice presidents cannot be stopped from returning to politics. “There are many examples worldwide where former presidents became prime ministers and prime ministers became presidents,” said former Prime Minister Prachanda. “Looking at international experience, there are also many examples where presidents have been mayors of major cities.”

People’s News Monitoring service