Maoist Center office-bearers to be picked today

KATHMANDU: The CPN (Maoist Centre) will pick the office-bearers on Monday.

Party Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ proposed 236-member central committee in the 8th general convention that concluded Sunday.

Among them, 132 were recommended under the open category and 125 under proportional. All the names proposed by Dahal were unanimously endorsed in the closed session of the general-convention Sunday.

Party Spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara, talking to media persons on Sunday, shared that the maiden meeting of the newly elected central committee on Monday will pick the office-bearers. The central committee will elect politburo, standing committee and office-bearers.

The most senior member of the party will chair the today’s meeting of the central committee since it will elect party chair, senior vice-chairperson, general-secretary, deputy general-secretary, secretary and treasurer.

The 8th general convention of the party was inaugurated last Sunday.

Party Chair Dahal submitted the political proposal while party leader Dev Prasad Gurung presented a draft statute last Monday. Group discussions were held last Tuesday and Wednesday.