KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa has said that the ongoing Special Convention of the party is a campaign to break the fortresses of factionalism that have long dominated internal party politics.
Addressing the Special Convention, Thapa said the gathering does not belong to any faction and urged leaders and cadres from across the country to join it without fear or hesitation.
“Even to become a ward candidate or a parliamentary candidate, one must belong to a leader’s camp. Break those fortresses of fear — we are here,” Thapa said. “There is no faction here. This is a movement to dismantle the strongholds of factionalism inside the Nepali Congress.”
He said leaders and cadres from across the country have been reaching out to him, but many remain afraid of their district-level leaders, which, he argued, reflects the unhealthy culture that has taken root within the party.
Thapa also said that many provisions of Nepal’s Constitution need to be amended and that the Nepali Congress must take the lead in building national consensus for such reforms.
“Many aspects of the Constitution need to be changed, and for that we need national consensus. The Nepali Congress must provide that leadership,” he said.
However, he added that several fundamental pillars of the Constitution remain dear to the party and should be protected, with reforms carried out only through continuity and consensus.
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