Kathmandu, Aug. 5 -- All eyes were on deputy general secretary Janardan Sharma when the Standing Committee meeting of the CPN (Maoist Centre) kicked off on Friday.

He drew the attention as his recent statements aimed at Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal sparked a debate in the party.

Sharma's remarks at a public function claiming that no communist prime minister except for Manmohan Adhikari come clean in Nepal caused a sensation in the Maoist party.

Nepal has had six communist prime ministers-Adhikari, Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai and KP Sharma Oli. Dahal became the prime minister three times starting with his first stint in 2008.

"All communist prime ministers extorted money and funds," Sharma dropped a bombshell at a publi...