Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman Lingden Accuses Defectors of Staging 'Drama'

Kathmandu. Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden has accused those who left the party of merely staging a 'drama'. Addressing the party's central committee meeting, which began on Friday, he claimed that the move by some to leave the party in the name of principles and ideology was planned and conspiratorial. A few weeks ago, General Secretary Dhawal Shamsher Rana and others had left the party.

Chairman Lingden said, 'Some people have left saying the party has deviated from its ideology. But in reality, this is just a drama to weaken the RPP.'

He added, 'At a time when unprecedented public opinion is building across the country in favor of the monarchy, they disrupted the movement midway without maturing and spoiled the atmosphere. History will punish such characters.'

Clarifying that he and the current executive committee have not compromised on the issues of the monarchy, Hindu nation, and against corruption, he stated that those who left the party have themselves promoted the culture of splits and divisions in the past. Lingden said, 'Learning lessons from the past leadership and working style, we are trying to move the party forward in a new way. But those who were engrossed in the game of splitting and uniting the party yesterday are not satisfied with the current reform and discipline.'

Chairman Lingden emphasized that the way forward should be with 'out of the box' thinking and a new working style. He expressed his belief that the general convention, proposed for December 11, 12, and 13, will give a new message to the country.

He instructed the election committee to make the general convention impartial, independent, and transparent, and urged all party workers to unite and create an atmosphere for the convention.

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