Nepali Congress Chapter Recommends Expulsion of Former Central Member Deep Kumar Upadhyay Over Son's Independent Candidacy

Kathmandu. The Nepali Congress Kapilvastu chapter has recommended disciplinary action, including expulsion from ordinary membership for five years, against former central committee member Deep Kumar Upadhyay for fielding his son, Ashish Sharma, as an independent candidate against the party's official decision.Upadhyay's son, Ashish, has filed an independent candidacy in Kapilvastu-1. Upadhyay is a former minister, former lawmaker, and former Nepali Ambassador to India.The Kapilvastu District Working Committee of the Congress, in its meeting on Tuesday, recommended disciplinary action against Upadhyay, rebel candidate Ashish, and Abdul Mannan Khan, the regional chairman for the House of Representatives constituency number 1 in Kapilvastu,...