Gagan Thapa: Nepali Congress is a competitor, not an enemy, of Rastriya Swatantra Party

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa has said that the Nepali Congress is a competitor of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), not an enemy. While wishing success to the first convention of RSP which started in Chitwan, Thapa expressed his views on the relationship between RSP and Congress.

 ‘Nepali Congress is a competitor of Rastriya Swatantra Party, not an enemy. We want to become taller than you and will become so, but not by weakening you, only by doing good deeds and winning the hearts of the people,’ Thapa said.  

He commented that the rise of RSP has made it difficult for Congress to improve its working style, and that is a pleasant aspect for democracy.

Accepting that there are many things Congress can learn from RSP, Thapa said that history cannot be completely denied. ‘Don’t say that nothing has happened in 35 years and don’t forget the struggle against Panchayat,’ he said. Thapa mentioned that poverty, ignorance, discrimination, and incompetence are the main enemies of the country and everyone should fight against them together.