Kathmandu, March 28: The Nepali Congress (NC) has expressed its opinion on the recent developments regarding the arrest of CPN (UML) Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress leader and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak.
Party spokesperson Devraj Chalise issued a statement today, recalling that on the 10th of September 2025, the Nepali Congress had demanded an investigation, through a high-level commission, into the incident of suppression on September 8 and of the devastation on September 9, and punishment to the guilty.
Similarly, the Nepali Congress stated that the meeting of the Congress Central Executive Committee held on September 12 under the chairmanship of then party Vice President Purna Bahadur Khadka had urged the government ‘to investigate the incidents of September 8 and 9 and bring those found guilty within the ambit of law’.
The statement mentions that the Congress has remained unwavering and firm from the beginning on the stance that the incidents of September 8 and 9 should be investigated impartially, according to the law and without prejudice, and necessary legal action should be taken against the guilty.
The Nepali Congress meeting held from March 20 to 22 demanded that the government immediately make public the investigation report submitted by the Gauri Bahadur Karki-led inquiry commission formed to investigate the incidents that occurred on September 8 and 9. The NC also reiterated its request to ensure legal action against those responsible for the abuse of state power on September 8 and the destruction on September 9, and to ensure justice for the victims.
The Congress has commented that the government’s decision to ‘form a study committee in the case of security apparatus and proceed accordingly but implement the commission’s recommendations immediately in other cases, for persons and bodies recommended by the commission’ and to make arrests shows that the government’s treatment is ‘selective’ even on the same incident of September 8, the same investigation report, and the same type of recommendation.
Similarly, the Nepali Congress has stated that it will support the demand to impartially investigate the incidents of September 8 and 9 and seek justice.
“Anyone involved in the incidents of both days must be held accountable, and we stand by that. However, that accountability should not come out of aggravation or impulse, but according to legal procedures. If the government itself is not restrained and mature, a hasty decision can weaken the rule of law and the country may head towards conflict and instability again,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Purna Bahadur Khadka has issued a separate statement in the name of the party Acting President to express objection to the arrest case. He has stated that the arrest would be resisted on constitutional, legal, and political fronts.
Similarly, the Nepal Tarun Dal, the youth wing of the Congress, has said that the arrest of former Prime Minister Oli and former Home Minister Lekhak is ‘political revenge and prejudice’.
President of Tarun Dal, Bidwan Gurung, issued a statement today noting that such unilateral and malicious steps pose a serious threat, not only blatantly striking a blow to democratic values and the rule of law but also pushing the country towards unnecessary conflict and instability.
