Kathmandu — Internal tensions within the Nepali Congress have escalated after the party’s two general secretaries announced a special general convention, suspending the previously scheduled regular convention.
In response to the growing controversy, party President Sher Bahadur Deuba has called an urgent meeting of senior leaders at his private residence in Maharajgunj on Friday morning, aiming to defuse the situation and find a consensus.
According to Deuba’s private secretariat, the meeting was convened as disagreements intensified over the decision to hold a special convention. Although Deuba had earlier handed over the responsibility of acting party president to Purna Bahadur Khadka following the Gen-Z movement, he stepped in to lead discussions as the dispute deepened.
Acting President Khadka was the first to arrive at Deuba’s residence, followed by other senior leaders who were invited for talks. The conflict began on Thursday when General Secretaries Bishwa Prakash Sharma and Gagan Thapa announced the decision to organize a special general convention, effectively putting the regular convention on hold. The establishment faction immediately rejected the move, calling it unacceptable and further widening internal divisions within the party.
Meanwhile, the Nepali Congress has scheduled a Central Working Committee meeting for Friday afternoon. Deuba’s meeting with senior leaders comes ahead of this session, as an effort to reduce tensions and seek a way forward to address the party’s internal rift.
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