Nepali Congress Disciplinary Committee to Convene Amidst Purna Bahadur Khadka Controversy

Kathmandu. The Nepali Congress Central Disciplinary Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday. Secretary Dinesh Thapa Magar stated that the meeting will be held at the party's central office in Lalitpur at 3 PM.

The committee had previously issued a show-cause notice to Purna Bahadur Khadka. Ahead of the meeting, General Secretary Gagan Thapa met with Khadka on Sunday.

Thapa held the meeting while the committee was in the process of initiating disciplinary action against the outgoing acting president, Purna Bahadur Khadka, in accordance with the party statute.

The committee, led by Central Member Taraman Gurung, decided to seek an explanation from Khadka for allegedly issuing a press release on the party's letterhead while citing a position he no longer held on Baisakh 2.

The Disciplinary Committee's decision states, 'As the act of issuing a press release by former Vice President of Nepali Congress Purna Bahadur Khadka on 2082/12/30 without authorization appears to be against the party statute, it is decided to seek a 7 (seven) day explanation as per Article 34, Sub-section 8 (d) of the Nepali Congress Statute 2017 (with amendments).'

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Disciplinary Committee Coordinator Gurung informed that if the explanation is not submitted within the stipulated time, the disciplinary process will proceed according to the statute.

Previously, on Chaitra 14, Khadka had issued a statement on the party's letterhead in his capacity as acting president, expressing objection to the arrest of former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister and Congress leader Ramesh Lekhak.

On Chaitra 17, in his capacity as acting president, he had called a meeting of the Central Working Committee elected from the 14th General Convention.