The general secretary of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that the UML should lead all the democratic republican forces.

“At this juncture, UML should bring all the democratic republican forces together and lead them,” he said, speaking at a party programme in the capital.

Likewise, standing committee member of the UML Bamdev Gautam added that the party should play its role to bring the radical leftists to the mainstream. “It is the job of the UML to bring them to the mainstream,” he said.

Similarly, another standing committee member Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli urged the party to have faith in its strength.