Kathmandu, Nov 6 :The Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to postpone the schedule of its Mahasamiti meeting by two weeks. The postponement is attributed to the Friday's earthquake in the Karnali Province and the availability issue of a meeting hall.
During the NC central executive
committee meeting on Sunday, it was decided to reschedule the meeting from
December 15 to 18 this year. The meeting will be held at the Godavari-based
Sunrise Convention Centre in Lalitpur. Initially, the event was set to take place
from November 29 to December 1.
The party has adopted the policy of
suspending all formal events till the Tihar festival, considering the quake's
impact in western Nepal, it is said.
In the meantime, the meeting
decided to draw the government's attention towards the urgency to expedite its
rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts in the quake-hit areas, acknowledging
the efforts made so far.
Likewise, the meeting said the
monetary assistance of Rs five million announced by the party for the survivors
is not sufficient and has urged the party to secure more aid for them. It also
called for forming a committee to monitor and facilitate the relief
distribution by ensuring that there are no irregularities in the process.