Gagan Thapa: Congress Will Stand Strong Where Law is Violated

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa has said that Congress will stand strong wherever the law is violated. While giving good wishes for the first convention of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Chitwan, Thapa hinted at the working style of the government and ministers. Thapa said, 'Congress will stand strong wherever the law is violated.' He said that he would stand against any minister who says they will tie someone to a tree. 'If any minister says a citizen should be tied to a tree, we will raise our finger,' he said. He added that Congress would welcome the stance taken by RSP on the issue of border encroachment with an even louder voice.

'We will raise our finger,' he said. He added that Congress would welcome the stance taken by RSP on the issue of border encroachment with an even louder voice.

Thapa said that for the past 10-12 years, there has only been 'calculative politics' to reach power by any means, and the journey ahead should be people-oriented and based on values. Thapa said that Congress would always be committed to protecting the constitution and the system.

He highly praised the public mandate received by RSP within four years of its establishment. Thapa said that new forces challenge old parties and force them to work harder.

Recalling history, Thapa said that although various parties had received a large public mandate 3-4 times before, the public mandate had met with disaster due to the power and arrogance that arose in the leaders of those parties.

'The arrogance of power and the ego that arises in leaders will lead to a disaster of public mandate,' he said. 'When an accident happens, the first victim is the party, then the state, and finally the public is deprived of development.'

President Thapa specifically urged RSP workers not to be blindly devoted to their leaders. 'We made a big mistake by making our leaders God and 'Ba', you should not do that,' he said. 'Have the courage to question your own leaders too.'