Congress calls an emergency central working committee meeting
Summary
Nepali Congress has called an emergency central working committee meeting amid tensions caused by a faction planning a special general convention defying party orders.
Key Points
- Nepali Congress has called an emergency Central Working Committee meeting on Saturday due to intra-party tensions.
- The meeting invites party office bearers, central working committee members, invitees, and presidents of all seven provinces.
- A faction led by general secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma is organizing a special general convention on January 11-12 in Kathmandu against party instructions.
- Party president Sher Bahadur Deuba has opposed the faction's event and instructed leaders and members not to attend.
