In a bid to counter Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's February 5 show-of-strength in the capital Kathmandu, rival Dahal-Nepal faction on February 10 organised a mass-gathering at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu city, reports The Himalayan Times. Senior figures in the faction former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Jhalanath Khanal had addressed the event. Likewise, leaders Raghuji Panta, Janardan Sharma, Dev Gurung, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ram Kumari Jhankri, Ram Chandra Jha, Santa Kumar Chaudhary, Mehfuz Ansari, Anjana Bishankhe, among others had challenged PM Oli's move to dissolve the house.