KATHMANDU, July 10: Nepali Congress (NC) rival faction leader Dr. Shekhar Koirala convened a meeting of his faction at his liaison office on Thursday after the party’s Central Disciplinary Committee took action against several leaders.
The meeting was attended by Vice President Dhanraj Gurung, Joint General Secretary Jiban Pariyar, leaders Arjun Narsingh KC, Bal Bahadur KC, Disciplinary Committee member Sanjay Gautam and other central members currently available in Kathmandu.
Discussions focused on ensuring justice for those penalized, stating that no one should be wrongfully punished. The meeting concluded that the disciplinary action was unilateral and against the party statute. The participants also decided to urge President Sher Bahadur Deuba not to move the disciplinary process forward, resist it politically and reject the recent action outright.
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During the meeting, Vice President Gurung revealed that there had been an understanding among party president Deuba, vice presidents, and general secretaries not to proceed with the disciplinary file for now. However, Disciplinary Committee Coordinator Anand Dhungana unexpectedly issued a statement announcing the action without any internal discussion within the committee.
Earlier on Wednesday, the NC had taken action against leaders and carders, who were said to have acted against the party’s candidates or candidates supported by the party, resulting in their defeat in the 2079 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 has been 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.
