NC President Deuba to be urged to address general convention-related issues

KATHMANDU: The non-establishment side of the Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to take initiation to address practical issues seen in the party’s General Convention process.

A meeting of the non-established group held in party’s former General Secretary Prakash Man Singh’s residence at Chaksibari of Kathmandu agreed to sit for talks with party President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba so as to build an atmosphere for organizing the General Convention within the scheduled date.

Talking to media after the meeting, leader and former minister Dr. Minendra Rijal said party’s senior leader Ramchandra Poudel would be meeting the party’s president Friday itself to discuss about the matter. “Some practical problems have surfaced in the general convention process, they need to be addressed and the party leadership should seriously take demands put forth by the district presidents,” he said.

Party leader senior leader Poudel, general secretary Dr Shashanka Koirala, treasurer Sita Devi Yadav, leaders Dr Ram Sharan Mahat, Arjun Narsingh KC, Bal Bahadur KC and Dr Shekhar Koirala were among those present in the meeting.