Party unity imperative: Leader Koirala

Kathmandu, Jan 12: A Nepali Congress leader Dr Shekhar Koirala has said he was committed to taking the party ahead by keeping it intact.

During a meeting with party office bearers, district committees and legal experts close to him today, Koirala mentioned that he was holding continuous discussions and meetings with all sides concerned to protect party from splitting. “I am insisting with party president, acting president and general-secretaries that I prevent the party from splitting,” he argued.

Vice President Dhan Raj Gurung, Joint General Secretaries Badri Pandey and Jeevan Pariyar, central members Bal Bahadur KC, Dr Minendra Rijal, senior advocates Sher Bahadur KC, Yogendra Adhikari and Upendra Keshari Neupane, among others were present in the meeting.

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NC’s SGC endorses working procedure, proposes dissolution of central leadership

Kathmandu, Jan 12: A closed session of the ongoing Special General Convention (SGC) of the Nepali Congress today endorsed the SGC Working Procedure, 2082.

The closed session going on at Bhrikutimandap in the federal capital proposed the dissolution of the existing central executive committee. According to the endorsed document, the term of the central executive committee elected by the 14th General Convention (Dec10–14, 2021) has already expired. The document further stated that a new central executive committee will be elected until the 15th General Convention is convened.

As per the approved working procedure, the Party President shall chair the Special Central General Convention. In the absence of the President, the senior-most member present, based on age, shall preside over the session.

Likewise, for the facilitation and continuity of the closed session under the Special General Convention, a five-member presidium shall be elected.

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NC’s SGC: General Secretary Thapa presents political proposal   

Kathmandu, Jan 12: Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has presented a political proposal on contemporary issues at the closed session being held as part of the party’s two-day Special General Convention. The event began on Sunday at the local Bhrikutimandap.    

The proposal highlights the relevance of the Special General Convention in the aftermath of the September 8–9 Gen Z movement, the legal validity of the SGC, the Congress’ historical traditions, the current political context, and the policy resolutions of the convention.    

It also incorporates issues related to general elections, the development of an advanced democracy and a pluralistic society, ending the practice of pre-election alliances, good governance and corruption control, and reforms in the electoral system, among others. —-