Kathmandu: CPN (UML) Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has flatly rejected the government-formed commission investigating the incidents of Bhadra 23 and 24, refusing to submit his property details or provide a statement.

Addressing a two-day workshop in Kathmandu on Wednesday, Oli accused the government of forming an unconstitutional commission to target opposition leaders through political vendetta. He challenged the commission’s demand for property details, saying that properties destroyed in the unrest had turned into ashes and that the government could “take the ashes instead.”

Oli argued that the commission was created with the intention of implicating opposition figures, including himself and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak. He claimed that existing constitutional and legal institutions were sufficient to investigate any incident and that establishing a separate commission reflected political bias rather than a commitment to justice.

Comparing the current move to commissions formed during the rule of former King Gyanendra Shah after the royal takeover of Magh 19, 2061 BS, Oli alleged that the government was attempting to suppress political opponents through extraordinary mechanisms.

“The state is being driven by prejudice and revenge,” Oli said, adding that he would neither recognize the commission nor cooperate with its proceedings. He maintained that while he supports impartial investigations into incidents and damages, he would not participate in what he described as a politically motivated process.

The UML chairman also reiterated his claim that the violence on Bhadra 23 was a planned incident orchestrated by opponents. He criticized attempts to hold the then prime minister and home minister responsible despite their absence from the scene, arguing that accusations against them lacked factual basis.

Concluding his remarks, Oli urged the government to abandon what he called “revenge politics” and return to constitutional governance, while pledging to continue speaking out on issues related to national interests and sovereignty.