Former Rastriya Prajatantra Party General Secretary Dr. Dhawal Shamsher Rana States Last Four Years Were Painful

Kathmandu. Former General Secretary of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Dr. Dhawal Shamsher Rana, has stated that the last four years of his political life have been very painful.

Addressing a gathering of his faction's leaders and cadres in Kathmandu on Thursday, Dr. Rana expressed such grievances. He made serious allegations that although he made full efforts to take the party in the right direction and towards achieving its agenda, the party leadership itself became an obstacle.

He stated that party chairman Rajendra Lingden himself forced them to leave the party. He clarified that they concluded that a new political journey had to be started because they could not advance the ideology, values, and agenda they held within the party. Dr. Rana compared the current state of RPP to a 'rotten and cracked house' and mentioned that they concluded that the expected change in the country is not possible from the old structure.

Shedding light on his decision and compulsion, Dr. Rana said, 'Five years ago, we embraced Rajendra Lingden and made him chairman. But with deep sorrow, today we have reached a situation where we have to leave our home. This is not a happy day, it is a sad day today. But in one's political journey, when one realizes that what one holds dear cannot be achieved from the home one is in, one must have courage and build another home. One must have the courage to build another, be it a rotten, cracked vehicle or house. It is in that endeavor that we are engaged today. These four years have been the saddest years of my political life. Did I not try to lead RPP on the right path and towards achieving its agenda? Did I not lead the movement? Did I not try to reform the party and make it the nation's number one party, but all those efforts were not allowed to move forward.'

After the internal conflict that has been going on in RPP for a long time reached its peak, 183 leaders under the leadership of former General Secretary Dr. Rana announced their collective resignation from RPP. Leaders of the Rana faction made such a collective announcement to separate from the party by organizing a special gathering in Kathmandu on Thursday.

This collective exit will deal a major blow to the internal politics of RPP, and the issue of whether Dr. Rana's group will form a new party or collaborate with other political forces in the coming days has created a new stir in national politics."