Former Prime Minister and senior Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Jhalanath Khanal announced in Kathmandu on Monday that he has left the party and launched the Socialist Awakening Campaign under his leadership.
Speaking at a press conference, Khanal said he would no longer remain active in the NCP. He said he would instead work to unite the left movement, citing dissatisfaction with the party leadership and its ideological and political direction.
Campaign adopts 15-point proposal
A meeting of the Socialist Awakening Campaign passed a 15-point proposal. The announcement marks Khanal's departure from the NCP, but the details of the proposal were not provided in the available information.
Khanal has framed the campaign as an effort to bring the left movement together. He did not announce in the information provided that he was forming a new political party.
