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Maoist chief Prachanda on Tuesday expelled two central committee members of the party8212;Rabindra Shrestha and Mani Thapa, 24 hours after the two charged that the party being used as a 8216;private fief8217; of the top leadership.
A statement signed by Prachanda said the public statement by the two on the eve of the countrywide blockade 8216;against feudal machinery was a clear proof that they acted like the followers of King Gyanendra, 8216;proponent of the absolute regime8217;.
In the process, the two central committee members also dissociated themselves from the party as well as the 8216;path of revolution8217; it has charted.
Prachanda dismissed all the allegations labelled against him and his colleague Baburam Bhattarai. 8220;The party central leadership dismisses it,8221; the statement said, adding that the two went against the party8217;s directive that if they had any grievances they should bring it within the party structure.
