Nepali Congress Leader Shyam Ghimire Urges Leadership to Unite All Factions

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress leader Shyam Ghimire has urged the leadership to maintain a respectable unity by including all sides within the party. 

Addressing a special Bagmati Province-level gathering, leader Ghimire warned that if the current establishment side tries to proceed unilaterally, the party will have to bear more serious damage in the upcoming elections. 

During his address, leader Ghimire clarified that their objective is not to split the party but to unite the entire Congress. He questioned the validity of the current central committee's expansion and accused the leadership of adopting a 'pick and choose' policy, nominating only those individuals favorable to them to the central committee. His argument is that the recent appointment of 19 people does not signal an inclusion of everyone in the party.

Expressing his views, he said, 'In their own words, this committee is formed by only 54 percent. A Congress of 100 percent cannot be formed by leaving out 46 percent. We have already faced the consequences of carrying only half the Congress in the last election. Politics cannot be done by selling self-respect. It is the responsibility of the establishment side to take all the friends of the party along, but that generosity was not seen in their activities. If efforts are not made to include everyone, the upcoming local and provincial elections could see a worse situation than the results of last February 21. After losing three consecutive elections, what is the meaning of such failed leadership? The leadership needs to think seriously about this matter.'

Proposing party unity, Ghimire emphasized adopting the model of unity between the Nepali Congress and Nepali Congress (Democratic) that Girija Prasad Koirala had done in the past. He has suggested transforming the current central committee into a 'General Convention Preparation Committee' and ensuring respectable representation from all sides. Indicating that they would be forced to take alternative decisions if their demands are ignored, he pointed out the need for a collective spirit to strengthen the party built with the blood and sweat of the workers. Leader Ghimire also urged the establishment side to abandon the politics of exclusion and come to the path of dialogue and agreement.