Kathmandu, Sep 26 (PTI) Nepal's former prime minister Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is no longer the chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre), a party leader said on Friday, after the Maoist party dissolved its central committee.

The development comes against the backdrop of violent protests by a youth-led Gen Z group against the government of now-ousted prime minister K P Sharma Oli over corruption and a ban on social media.

“The purification and restructuring of the party will be done honouring the spirit of the Gen Z movement,” said a statement by the party after a full meeting of the central committee.

“During the meeting, Prachanda announced that he is no longer the chairman of the party,” said Sunil Manandhar, a member of the dissolved central committee of the party.

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