CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli said that the Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM) has been carrying out criminal activities in the name of politics.

Addressing a programme organised as part of the party’s Mechi-Mahakali campaign in Nepalgunj on Tuesday, Oli said the Madhesi Morcha has been trying to obstruct the implementation of new constitution.

“Before the adoption of new constitution, the Morcha was hatching a conspiracy to foil the promulgation of constitution,” said former PM Oli said.

He further accused the Madhesi Morcha of trying to bring a division among the people of Madhes and to criminalise politics. 

“The UML had fixed the date for Mechi-Mahakali campaign two months ago,” said the UML chair, adding, “The Morcha has been carrying out different protest programmes to thwart the campaign.”

Moreover, he said that the Morcha leaders did not want the Madhes problems to be resolved.

Likewise, former Prime Minister and senior CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal also echoed leader Oli’s views.