NC leader Bhandari asks: Is it disciplinary action or vengeance?

KATHMANDU, July 10: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Chandra Bhandari has warned the party to immediately withdraw the recent disciplinary actions taken against some of its leaders, calling it an act of vengeance rather than discipline.

“Is it disciplinary action or retaliation? Shutting down your own shop to promote the neighbor’s—what a strategy!" he wrote on Facebook. Quoting a Nepali proverb, he added, "‘The mother-in-law died last year, now come the tears! Untimely music! Strong objection! Take back the immature decision immediately.”

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Earlier on Wednesday, the NC had taken action against leaders and carders, who allegedly acted against the party’s candidates or the candidates supported by the party, resulting in their defeat in the 2079 BS local, provincial and federal elections.

The meeting of the party's central disciplinary committee held from June 23 to July 1 decided to expel and suspend individuals based on evidence of their malicious intent to undermine the party’s candidates or those supported by the party, using various tactics including social media, audio and visual, etc.

According to committee coordinator Anand Prasad Dhungana, in the complaint filed against the Mahasamiti member from Tehrathum, Tulsi Subba, Mahasamiti member from Kaski and former minister of Gandaki Province, Kumar Khadka, secretary of Lumbini Province, BikramKhanal, president of Khotang, Bishnu Kumar Rai, and regional president of Parsa Constituency No. 1, Arvind Kumar Gupta, clarification was sought by the committee.

Since their clarification was not found satisfactory, a decision was made to expel them for one year based on the available evidence according to the Congress statute, and to expel Anand Yadav, chair of the Laxminiya Rural Municipality in Dhanusha district, for six months.

As their response to the clarification sought by the Central Disciplinary Committee was not satisfactory, it has been decided to suspend them for six months based on available evidence according to the NC statute, and to suspend Krishna KC, the former chair of NC Kaski, for three months, said coordinator Dhungana.