CPN-UML Demands Government Revoke Decision to Allocate Official Advertisements Exclusively to State Media

March 4, Kathmandu – The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), CPN-UML, has urged the government to immediately withdraw its decision to allocate government advertisements solely to state-owned media outlets. The demand came after the Central Secretariat meeting held on Friday at the party’s central office in Chyasal, where members strongly opposed the decision and called for its prompt reversal.

“There is serious concern regarding the government’s decision to give government advertisements exclusively to state media,” informed Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatt while sharing the meeting’s resolution. The CPN-UML also asserted that this decision undermines the role of a free press and stifles press freedom.

“The meeting strongly condemned the government’s move to weaken the independent press and suppress press freedom. It has demanded the government to immediately withdraw this decision,” the resolution stated.