CPN-UML Leader Krishna Thapa Suffers Heart Attack After Intense Election Review Meeting in Pokhara
Pokhara. An election review meeting for Kaski Constituency No. 1 was held at the District Party Office on Thursday. Everyone had left after the meeting concluded. According to District Secretary Darshan Lama, CPN-UML Kaski In-charge Krishna Thapa suffered a heart attack while they were having further discussions after the meeting.
What happened during the meeting?
During the meeting held inside the party office, leaders and cadres were questioning the leadership regarding the distribution of election tickets and the party's results. Specifically, questions were raised in the meeting about the activities and role of UML leader Thapa during the election.
After listening to everyone, leader Thapa addressed the meeting.
He responded to the cadres' questions in a very balanced manner. According to eyewitness and UML leader Tikaram Pangeni, who was present at the meeting, Thapa announced during his address that he took full moral responsibility for the election results.
'The party gave me the ticket. It was later withdrawn. But the party suffered a shameful defeat. I am ready to answer for everything I contested,' Pangeni quoted Thapa as saying, 'I must take responsibility for the current outcome. I am ready to face any action the party takes, even if it means ceasing to be a general member of the party.' He concluded his remarks and thanked everyone. The meeting formally ended.
Immediately after the meeting ended, leader Pangeni approached the stage to shake hands with Thapa. While they were talking together, Thapa suddenly made an abnormal gurgling sound from his throat. Pangeni said, 'As I was shaking hands, a gurgling sound suddenly came from him. I became suspicious. I took off his shoes and immediately called for a vehicle. As soon as the situation looked abnormal, he was put in the vehicle and rushed to Manipal Hospital for treatment.'
According to him, he was taken to the hospital within a 9-minute interval. 'He presented his points very calmly,' Pangeni recalled, 'Such a tragic incident happened right at the moment of shaking hands.'
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