Yogesh Bhattarai objects to Oli’s remarks

. Deputy General Secretary of the CPN-UML Yogesh Bhattarai has expressed concern over the remarks made by party Chairman KP Sharma Oli to the media. Bhattarai has made a public comment after Chairman Oli said that he was not given a ticket saying that there was no basis to win the election.

In a conversation with some media outlets, Oli said that Yogesh Bhattarai, Surendra Pandey and Binda Pandey were not given ticket this time as their victory was not certain.TAG_OPEN_p_7 Reacting to the statement, Bhattarai said that he was worried and saddened by the chairman’s statement.

TAG_OPEN_p_6 Bhattarai wrote through social media, “I don’t believe that anyone would have bought a ticket with a written document with the guarantee of victory. He has indicated that the questions raised within the party regarding the basis of ticket distribution are natural.

Bhattarai, however, made it clear that he was not upset about not getting a ticket and said that he was actively working to make the party’s candidates victorious.TAG_OPEN_p_5 He also pledged not to hold any public discussion on the party’s internal issues until March 4.

‘My mission is the sun symbol and CPN-UML. No if, no but, I am not distraught and disappointed,” Bhattarai said.