CPN (UML) Workshop Concludes with Focus on Membership Renewal and Expansion

Kathmandu. Under the two-day 'Party Membership Renewal and Expansion Motivation National Workshop' of CPN (UML), team leaders completed their respective presentations on Thursday. The workshop, inaugurated by Chairman KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday, saw group presentations on the second day after group discussions on the first day.

According to CPN (UML) Publicity and Publication Department Chief Niraj Acharya, most team leaders suggested simplifying the complexities seen in party membership renewal and expansion. 'Suggestions have come to resolve the difficulties arising regarding membership,' Acharya said, 'Some have also said that the membership period should be extended.' Some team leaders at the workshop also raised voices that the membership of those who betrayed and acted deceitfully in the last election should be stopped.

'Regarding the matter of party building, membership renewal should be done from the bottom up, and the management of cadres should also be done properly, which can make the organization and committees efficient,' said Koshi team leader Ghanshyam Khatiwada, summarizing the presentations made by the team leaders at the workshop.

CPN UML had set the deadline for membership renewal and distribution until Jestha 15. That time has already passed.

According to another team leader, although UML had decided to distribute and renew memberships by filling digital forms, suggestions have come to arrange for filling the forms physically due to problems caused by lack of internet in some places and people not being accustomed to the net.

'Membership forms should be made practical, not everyone has access to or knows how to fill digital forms,' a team leader told Ratopati. 'Suggestions have come that since many places still do not have the ability to fill digital forms, arrangements should be made to enter them by filling physical forms.'

Leaders said that no one raised the issue of leadership transfer and generational transition in the meeting. 'The issue of leadership transfer and generational transition was not raised in the workshop,' said a participant. 'Everyone seemed to agree on not raising the issue at this time.'

At the workshop, Krishna Jaisi from Sudurpashchim, Narayan Silwal from Capital Province, Navraj Sharma from Gandaki Province, Radhakrishna Kandel from Lumbini, Gulabjang Shah from Karnali, Chandreshwor Mandal from Madhesh Province, Ghanshyam Khatiwada from Koshi Province, Dawa Dorji Lama from Bagmati Province, Ashok Thkuri from Contact Coordination Group, and Maharaj Gurung from Mass Organization Group presented their group presentations.

After the group presentations were completed, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel commented on the presentations and gave a speech with direction from the party, after which the workshop will conclude by passing a contemporary proposal, informed Publicity and Publication Department Chief Acharya.