Mohan Vaidya resigns as CA member

A senior leader of the CPN (Maoist) Mohan Vaidya, who heads the organisational department in the party, has resigned as member of constituent assembly Tuesday.

According to Naya Patrika daily, Vaidya consulted Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is also the chairman of the party Monday before filing resignation. Vaidya advocates that one person must hold only one post.

Vaidya said resignation was submitted according to party suggestions and has already been discussed in central committee and secretariat. He further said resignation would make him freer to devote on party affairs.

Vaidya has been vying the post of party chairman and is seen as hardliner in the party supporting armed rebellion to complete political transformation. Vaidya represents party in the CA under proportional representation quota. nepalnews.com ia Oct 22 08