{"id":24910,"date":"2026-09-09T18:53:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=24910"},"modified":"2026-09-09T18:53:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:08:43","slug":"we-did-not-flee-before-we-are-not-fleeing-now-and-we-never-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=24910","title":{"rendered":"<strong>\u2018We Did Not Flee Before, We Are Not Fleeing Now, and We Never Will\u2019<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli has said that he and his colleagues are not people who would flee the country.<\/p>\n<p>Oli made the remarks on Wednesday while inspecting his residence in Balkot, Bhaktapur, which was set on fire during the Gen Z movement on Bhadau 24 last year.<\/p>\n<p>He said they had not fled in the past, were not fleeing now and would never flee in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Oli also stressed that they are citizens of Nepali origin and claimed that their political standing was built through their own struggle and contribution rather than being created by others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not flee before, we are not fleeing now, and we will never flee,\u201d Oli said. \u201cThis country belongs to us as well. 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