Nepal, June 3 -- CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli has claimed that the events of September 8 and 9 were pre-planned.

Speaking at the inaugural session of a two-day national workshop on "Membership Renewal and Expansion Motivation" organised by the party's Central Organization Department on Wednesday, Oli said the incident was a "conspiracy-driven and premeditated plot," adding that the same conclusion was reflected in a report by the National Human Rights Commission

"Some call the events of September 8 and 9 a movement and a revolution. Those who carried it out naturally call it a revolution. Those involved in the killing of youths call it a revolution," he said.

Oli further claimed that efforts were made to destabilise his government afte...