Kathmandu, November 5, 2026 — Nepali Congress Joint General Secretary Ajaya Babu Siwakoti has claimed that the government is attempting to arrest him and has deployed police to search for him.
In a social media post on Thursday morning, Siwakoti said police had been mobilized to locate him. He added that he would not be intimidated by what he described as government threats and attempts to create confusion.
“Government, I will not be distracted by the fear and confusion you have created. There is no need to deploy police to look for me; I am coming to Kathmandu myself,” he wrote.
Siwakoti did not provide further details about the alleged attempt to arrest him.
His statement came amid public reports that the government was also seeking to arrest Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa. However, no further details about the reported arrest attempts were provided in the information available.
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