Newly elected Nepali Congress central committee to assume office today
Summary
The newly elected central working committee of the Nepali Congress will formally assume office on Thursday at the party’s central office in Sanepa, Lalitpur. Four elected central members will not be sworn in immediately because of pending court cases.
Key Points
- The Nepali Congress’s newly elected central working committee will take its oath and formally assume office on Thursday at the party headquarters in Sanepa.
- Party President Gagan Thapa had already taken the oath on October 17, while other office-bearers and members will be sworn in at a ceremony at 2 p.m.
- The party’s 15th general convention elected leaders including Bishwa Prakash Sharma, Chandrakanta Bhandari, Madhu Acharya, Pushpa Bhusal, Binod Chaudhary, Pradip Paudel, Uday Shumsher Rana and Dila Sangraula (Panta).
- The party has decided to delay the oath for four central members — Santosh Chalise, Mohan Basnet, Binita Khadka and Umesh Chandra Yadav — because they have pending court cases.
