Former Nepalese Prime Minister and senior leader of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Baburam Bhattarai signs on the copy of constitution at the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. -Reuters
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s former Maoist premier Baburam Bhattarai on Saturday resigned from his party and parliament, days after announcing his support for protesters fighting to bring changes to a new constitution.
The protesters, who belong to the Madhesi community, are angry about plans to divide the country into seven federal provinces under the charter adopted on Sunday.
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