Deuba Faction Leaders Criticize Gagan Thapa, Threaten Retaliation in Upcoming Convention

Dhangadhi. Nepali Congress Far-Western Province faction leaders have expressed anger against President Sher Bahadur Deuba's faction leader Gagan Thapa. Leaders speaking at a provincial level gathering held in Dhangadhi on Sunday warned that President Thapa has spread chaos and confusion within the party and that he will be taught a lesson in the upcoming 15th General Convention.

Kanchanpur Congress President Padam Bogati warned of taking revenge against President Gagan Thapa in the upcoming General Convention. 'You are trying to capture Congress by gathering people of the same kind and insulting leaders who have worked hard for 40 years, this will not succeed. We will bring new leadership in the 15th General Convention and show you,' he said.

Bogati said that Gagan Thapa has insulted old leaders in the name of digital technology and that they will no longer remain silent. Former Minister and former Central Member Mohan Bahadur Basnet termed the signatures collected by President Thapa as fake and a cultivation of totals.

'The Central Committee meeting is held in a hotel because you cannot come to the party office, and you are spreading confusion by showing 1300 fake signatures? Such people will disappear on their own,' he said.

He claimed that Sher Bahadur Deuba is the guardian of Nepal and that Congress has become a big party because of him. Far-Western Province President Bir Bahadur Balayar warned of expelling those who do not follow the party's constitution and discipline from the party. Gagan Thapa is spreading confusion about party membership and levies. When he was the general secretary yesterday, he said to renew, and today he opposes the same thing? The party cannot run with such colorful talk. We will throw out those who uproot the roots of Congress,' he said.

Although a large picture of former President Sher Bahadur Deuba was placed on the banner of the gathering, which had a majority of leaders from the establishment side, the picture of the current President Gagan Thapa was removed. Most of the leaders participating in the gathering accused Gagan Thapa of trying to run parallel activities within the party and declared that the Congress leaders of the Far-West would stand in support of Deuba.

In the gathering, NP Saud, Ramesh Lekhak, Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah, and dozens of other leaders addressed and said they would defend the leadership and oppose factional politics.