Former Prime Minister and senior Nepali Communist Party (NCP) leader Jhala Nath Khanal has quit the party and launched a new initiative, the Socialist Awakening Campaign, or Samajbadi Jagaran Abhiyan.
Khanal announced the campaign at a press conference in Kathmandu on Monday. He is leading the initiative, which aims to reorganize the communist movement ideologically and politically.
Socialist Awakening Campaign
The campaign is intended to focus on the ideological and political reorganization of the communist movement, according to Khanal's announcement. He did not announce a new political party in the information provided.
Khanal's announcement
Khanal is a former prime minister and a senior figure in the NCP. His departure from the party and launch of the campaign mark a new initiative under his leadership.