30 leaders express views in Unified Socialists central committee meeting

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Today's session of the central committee meeting of the CPN (Unified Socialist) started at 8 am on Wednesday. The meeting has been underway in Balkumari in Lalitpur since Tuesday.

30 central members so far have put their views focusing on the party chair's political report, according to party deputy general secretary and publicity department chief Jagannath Khatiwada. Each of them had 5 minutes time to express their views.

Members including Ghan Prasad Gautam, Thagendra Prakash Puri, Amrit Timsina, Balgopal Thapa, Juddhabilas Bhandari, Tikaram Sharma, Amarnath Sharma, Narendra, Dirgha Sodari, Sher Bahadur Kunwar, Jhamka Kandel and others have expressed their views in the meeting.

On the first day of the meeting, the party chair presented his report, 'clarifying' the reasons behind its split from the CPN (UML). The document touched upon the issues relating to the nation's geopolitics, existing political situation and the specific features of Nepali society.

In the course of presenting the report, the leader claimed that the party's distinctive characteristics had made it unique. In the report, he states that the principle of people's multiparty democracy is undeniable, given its urgency in countering capitalist dominance within the nation.

The meeting to run till Thursday, August 24 is expected to determine the schedule and venue for the party's general convention, it is said.