NCP hosts tea reception; PM skips reception due to health reason

Kathmandu / Oct 27: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has hosted a tea reception on Saturday in the capital on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami, Deepawali, Nepal Sambat and Chhath festivals.

The party had invited over 50,000 people for the event being held from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Bhrikutimandap, according to NCP leaders. However, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli missed the event on health ground.

VIPs including politicians from various parties, ministers, high-ranking government officials, representatives from the Kathmandu-based diplomatic fraternity, party cadres and public among others attended the party.

The NCP is organizing the tea reception for the first time seven months after the two communist parties Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) merged and launched the new communist party.

PM misses NCP tea-party, doc prescribes to take rest

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli could not attend the tea party organized by his own party Nepal Communist Party on Saturday.

PM and party chairperson Oli missed the event following health issue. According to the source at Baluwatar, the medical team attending Oli prescribed him to take rest.

“He is not sick but he needs proper rest for which he did not attend the party”, the source said.

Meanwhile, party general secretary Bishnu Poudel said that the PM has sent his good vibes for the program. “Though he is not present here physically due to the health issue, he has sent good vibes for the program”, he said.

Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has hosted the tea reception today in the capital on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami, Deepawali, Nepal Sambat and Chhath festivals. The party has invited over 50,000 people for the event.

Various dignitaries including the party’s cadres, chief ministers and ministers and people from various walks of life attended the program.