Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai announced on Saturday that he has severed all ties with the UCPN-Maoist and given up the membership of Legislature-Parliament also.During a press conference in Kathmandu.
Mr Bhattarai said that he has handed over his resignation to party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
The senior leader also said he handed over the resignation from parliament to Speaker Subas Chandra Nembang earlier in the day. He further said that he would remain in politics independently.
Though announcing the resignation from Parliament and party, the leader said he could extend his support to resolving the existing political problems facing the nation.
Mr Bhattarai announced that he would lobby for "progressive nationalism" and fight against "fake nationalism".
