KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress (NC) is holding a meeting of its Central Working Committee today.
The meeting, scheduled for 11:00 am at the party’s central office in Sanepa, is expected to discuss recent political and organizational developments.
Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Poudel said that office-bearers, members of the Central Working Committee, and presidents of all seven provincial committees have been requested to attend.
Meanwhile, the closed session of the party’s special general convention, being held at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu on January 11 and 12 at the initiative of convention supporters, is continuing today.
Meanwhile, sixty three percent of delegates at the ongoing second special convention of the Nepali Congress have expressed support for the convention. Publicity Committee coordinator and party leader Subash Pokharel, reported that 63 percent of delegates had signed in to participate.
On the opening evening of the special convention on Sunday, 62 percent of delegates had registered, though provincial-level data had indicated 56 percent participation, with the highest turnout from Madhesh Province. By Monday, the number rose to two-thirds, or 66 percent, Pokharel said.
If General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma succeed in securing two-thirds of delegates, the current working committee under Sher Bahadur Deuba could formally be dissolved.
On the other hand, Deuba and his close leaders have maintained that without a two-thirds majority, it would not be possible to dissolve the current committee and form an interim body. During Monday’s discussions among nine groups at the special convention, delegates suggested dissolving the current committee to restructure and transform the party.
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