Questions should count in NC: General Secretary Thapa   

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Kathmandu: General Secretary of the Nepali Congress (NC), Gagan Kumar Thapa, has said questions should count in NC.   

The NC is not a party of servile cadres but a political force of dynamic cadres and followers, General Secretary Thapa asserted during his address to the special general convention (SGC) that kicked off in the federal capital, Kathmandu on Sunday.   

He reminded the party leadership, especially the faction led by party President Sher Bahadur Deuba, of the initiatives of General Secretaries duo for the leadership handover in view of different context emerged in the wake of Gen Z movement in the country.   

Thapa blamed that although the NC President had announced to handover the leadership through a general convention before the House of Representatives election, those picketing President Deuba had the role behind postponement of the party’s general convention.   

Election is not a mere game of win and loss but an opportunity to earn public trust, he said, adding that it is urgent to protect system and constitution.   

Advocating the bottom-up approach to run the party, Thapa said, “All are equal in NC. Those keeping silence and encouraging others to keep silence deserve no worth to respond to questions either.”   

Thapa, along with another General Secretary Bishwo Prakash Sharma, who staunchly advocated for SGC in view of the changed political context, encouraged the party leaders and cadres to keep on questioning leadership and the way the party is run.   

General Secretary Thapa claimed that he was adhering to the principles and practices set by the iconic leaders BP Koirala and Ganeshman Singh although he did not belong to their lineage. He also reminded the role the NC played in each difficult moment of history in Nepal.   

Time has come for NC to renew its relations to the people, Thapa viewed.   

As many leaders in the faction led by party President Deuba snubbed the SGC, he urged them to join the SGC next day. He acknowledged the role played by the party cadres and leaders to organize this SGC.