Nepal, July 20 -- The CPN-UML politburo meeting saw intense discussions on whether former President Bidya Devi Bhandari should be restricted from active party politics. During the two-day meeting held Saturday and Sunday, leaders revisited previous issues raised by party chair KP Sharma Oli-notably the two-term leadership policy, the 70-year age limit, and internal party democratization.

Most leaders emphasized that practices related to democratization within the party had originally been initiated by Oli himself, and that current developments-particularly Bhandari's political initiative-do not exceed those boundaries. Referring to practices from 2010 to 2014, they argued that Bhandari's actions are in line with what Oli had once champio...