Nepal, Oct. 15 -- CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has stressed on the need for strong unity within the party during difficult situations that the party is facing.

Inaugurating the party's 10th central committee meeting at Rambagh Palace in Bhanimandal, Lalitpur, on Wednesday, Oli clarified that the UML is a party which is not one that drifts wherever the wind blows. Also the former prime minister, Oli said that the UML continuously works for patriotism, nationalism, development and social justice, urging all parties to unite in the national interest in the current situation.

"If the party's central committee tells and orders me, I am ready to step down from leadership happily. But I will not leave the country neglected in a difficult sit...