Kathmandu, June 5 -- The CPN (Unified Socialist) condemned the corruption charges filed against its chairman and former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, calling the move a politically motivated act of revenge and conspiracy.

In a statement issued following a secretariat meeting held after the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a case against him, among others, on Thursday, party leaders expressed grave concern over what they described as an attack driven by political vengeance.

The CIAA has accused Nepal and 92 others-including former ministers, secretaries, and senior officials-of misappropriating land in a high-profile case related to Patanjali Yogpeeth Nepal.

"The case against our chairman is clearly a...