Nepali Congress special general convention begins today

Kathmandu, Jan 11: The special central general convention of the Nepali Congress is starting from today. 

The special general convention is being held after majority of the general convention delegates signed call for it. The convention is being held under the leadership of General Secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwaprakash Sharma, 

The two-day special general convention is scheduled to be inaugurated at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu at 1:00 pm today. Before the inauguration, leaders and cadres will gather in Sundhara, Ratna Park, Shankardev Campus, Kamalpokhari, Kupandol and other areas of Kathmandu at 11:00 am and leave for Bhrikutimandap with a rally, shared Jagadishwar Narsingh KC, coordinator of the special general convention public mobilization committee. 

It has been decided that the special general convention will be chaired by Congress Kathmandu President Krishna Sabuj Baniya. The organizing committee has stated that most of the delegates have already arrived. The registration of the names of the participating delegates will be held from 8:00 am, informed Secretariat Coordinator Manoj Mani Acharya. 

According to Ramesh Dhamala, Coordinator of the Accommodation and Food Management Committee, accommodation has been arranged for 3,600 delegates in various places in Kathmandu.

 After the inauguration of the special general convention, the closed session will be held in the Bhrikutimandap assembly hall from January 12.

The special general convention however has not been supported by the establishment faction of the party, including its current President Sher Bahadur Deuba. (RSS)