UML WELCOMES DFECTORS Kathmandu, 11 June: Assistant General Secretary of Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party (TMLP), Ratneshwor Lal Goit, rejoined UML Tuesday. Chairman Jhalanath Khanal welcomed Goit at party headquarters. Some Maoist leaders also defected to the UML as three UML defectors were this appointed central committee and an alternate committee members in UCPB Maoist as election approaches.. UCPN (Maoist) Tharuwan state committee member Rom Harsha Dhital, Hem Bahadur Lama, and LOkmani Rai joined UML. nnnn .