KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The Sher Bahadur Deuba faction of the Nepali Congress (NC) has submitted documentary evidence to the Election Commission (EC), claiming that 885 general convention representatives who had earlier signed a demand for a Special General Convention later withdrew their signatures.
Based on this claim, the Deuba-led faction has urged the EC to invalidate the so-called Special General Convention reportedly held from January 11 to 13.
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A delegation led by Acting Party President Purna Bahadur Khadka reached the EC on Friday morning and formally submitted a letter regarding the withdrawal of signatures to Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari.
In the letter, Khadka stated that the party had not officially convened any Special General Convention under its banner. He further noted that media reports about a “Kathmandu Special General Convention” were misleading, asserting that such an event was not an official program approved by the party’s Central Working Committee (CWC).
The Deuba faction also informed the EC that following the demise of former central committee member Homanath Dahal, the party had decided to close all party offices nationwide during the mourning period. Party flags were to be flown at half-mast, and no formal programs, meetings, or conventions at any level were to be held.
Additionally, the faction noted that a CWC meeting held at 9 a.m. on January 11 had decided that all district committees would organize condolence assemblies on the 13th day following Dahal’s death.
