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in the

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(1996-2006). He separated from

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and became the chairperson of

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in 2014. He waged an armed struggle against the government until 2020 when a peace deal was signed. In 2017, he led the boycott of the

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. In February 2018, the Biplav led faction cancelled the tour of Bollywood actor

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by quoting it as "expansion of cultural intervention on Nepali soil". In February 2019, Biplav led the bombings of

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at Nakhu. On 28th Falgun 2075, the

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(Council of Ministers) declared the Biplav faction as "criminal and destructive faction" and all the members and anyone helping the faction as illegal and punishable. Nepali Times considers Biplav as similar to

in the Nepalese civil war Government of Nepal has been actively engaged against the activities of Biplav. Writer

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argues that Biplav could gain the public support if the government continues human rights abuses on the faction of Biplav. Biplav was removed as General Secretary and expelled from the CPN on May 4, 2021 for breach of party discipline, and for supporting engagement in elections, which the CPN Central Committee saw as revisionism.

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