Gagan Thapa Prepares Political Report for Nepali Congress's 15th General Convention
Summary
Gagan Thapa has prepared a political report for Nepali Congress’s 15th General Convention, calling for party reform, no pre-election alliances, stronger opposition oversight, and a development agenda centered on jobs, private-sector partnership, and youth participation. The report also urges accountability, transitional justice, and policies on climate change, technology, and social welfare.
Key Points
- The report admits the Nepali Congress has prioritized power and positions over its core objectives in recent decades and says the party must reform itself.
- Thapa proposes that the party contest upcoming elections without pre-election alliances and focus on merit-based candidate selection and stronger opposition monitoring.
- The report outlines a development vision built around private-sector partnership, employment, education, health, technology, and green growth.
- It also calls for accountability mechanisms, shadow-government style oversight, and completion of transitional justice and peace-process tasks.
