Nepal's PM Karki holds one-on-one meeting with ousted premier Oli regarding Mar 5 election

<p> Kathmandu, Jan 8 (PTI): Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Thursday held a one-on-one meeting with K P Sharma Oli, a first after he was ousted from power in September last year, and discussed matters related to the March 5 general elections.</p><p> Oli, the former prime minister, who resigned on September 9 following a massive Gen Z led protests, met Karki at the Prime Minister's official residence at Baluwatar.</p><p> According to the prime minister's press advisor Ram Bahadur Rawal, PM Karki and Oli discussed matters relating to conducting the upcoming House of Representative election in an impartial manner.</p><p> Oli also inquired about the security arrangements for conducting the polls in a free, fair and fearless manner, the Prime Minister's secretariat said.</p><p> Besides the March 5 elections, the two leaders also discussed the current political situation in the country, Rawal told media persons.</p><p> The meeting comes days after the government lifted travel restrictions imposed on the former prime minister on Monday.</p><p> The restrictions on Oli's travel abroad were removed a day after he furnished a written reply to a high level probe commission formed to investigate the incidents surrounding the Gen Z movement of September 8 and 9 that saw more than 70 deaths. PTI SBP NPK NPK</p><p><i>(This story is published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. No editing has been done in the headline or the body by ABP Live.)</i></p>

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