Nepali Congress Spokesperson Denies Formal Receipt of President Gagan Thapa's Resignation

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress Spokesperson Devraj Chalise stated that the resignation of party President Gagan Thapa has not been formally received. Speaking with Ratopati, he mentioned that although there are rumors circulating that President Thapa has resigned, there is no formal information regarding his resignation.

According to the Nepali Congress statute, if the President needs to resign, the resignation must be submitted to the Vice President and subsequently presented to the Central Working Committee meeting. Attempts to contact Vice President Bishwa Prakash Sharma regarding President Thapa's resignation were unsuccessful.

Spokesperson Chalise indicated that if the resignation was submitted informally, official confirmation would only come when it is presented at the Central Committee meeting starting Friday. The Congress has called a Central Working Committee meeting to review the recent elections.

Following the unexpected defeat in the elections, there have been calls for President Thapa to take moral responsibility and resign. Specifically, the outgoing establishment faction is advocating that President Thapa should resign on moral grounds. However, leaders aligned with Thapa argue that resigning will not solve the problems.

Thapa's new Central Working Committee was elected under his leadership during the Congress Special General Convention held from Poush 27 to 30 at Bhrikutimandap. The legality of that convention remains under review by the Supreme Court through a writ petition filed by then-President Sher Bahadur Deuba and Acting President Purna Bahadur Khadka.