Kathmandu, Dec. 10 -- As the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence draws to a close, CPN (UML) Vice-Chair Astalaxmi Shakya has escalated her criticism of party Chair KP Sharma Oli, accusing him of insulting women through derogatory remarks and fostering an environment of political violence against women within the party. Speaking at an inter-dialogue program in Kathmandu on the eve of the party's general convention, Shakya linked Oli's recent comments about former President Bidya Devi Bhandari to a deeper pattern of disrespect and exclusion. Her remarks follow widespread backlash against Oli, who mocked Bhandari's decision to return to active politics, saying she came "with all the razzmatazz-like a Dhami or Jhankri (tr...