The CPN-UML has expelled businessman and central committee member Durga Prasai from the party.

A secretariat meeting of the party held on Saturday expelled Prasai from the party, according to UML’s Deputy General Secretary Prithvi Subba Gurung.

Prasai, who was once close to the Maoists, became a representative in the UML’s statute convention held in October 2021. He had entered the party through a formal function held in Jhapa following the conclusion of the convention.

Prasai was nominated central committee member in December 2021 and was assigned the responsibility of the deputy chief of the party’s industry, commerce and supplies division.

He is currently conducting a campaign for the restoration of the monarchy. Prasai has courted controversies often for his remarks.