Former Nepali Congress Acting President Purna Bahadur Khadka Rejects Senior Leader Proposal

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress former acting president Purna Bahadur Khadka has said that he has rejected the establishment's proposal to make him a senior leader. Briefing at the Deuba group's contact office in Chundevi, Khadka said that Vice President Bishwaprakash Sharma had proposed to make him a senior leader on behalf of the establishment and he had rejected it.

'Bishwaprakash Sharma said that an agreement has been reached to make me and Dr. Shekhar Koirala senior leaders,' Khadka said in the meeting, 'I rejected that proposal.'

Khadka stated this while briefing about the proposals made to him by Vice President Sharma and other leaders of the establishment.

He briefed that he had proposed to adjust himself and Dr. Shekhar Koirala, including 111 others, in the central working committee regarding the latest internal party dialogue, the seven-point proposal, and the adjustment in the central working committee.

Khadka said that he has already submitted a written response to the 7-point proposal sent by Sharma on behalf of the establishment. A leader present at the meeting informed that Khadka also conveyed the response by typing it on WhatsApp, just as Sharma did.

Khadka then requested Sharma to convey everything to General Secretary Gagan Thapa and also asked him to inform the leaders of the other group. He also suggested holding direct discussions with Gagan Thapa.

Khadka then briefed at the meeting that no formal information came until 9 am the next day, and shortly after that, news was published quoting General Secretary Pradip Poudel that 'the membership of top leaders will be automatically updated.'

Khadka informed that he then expressed objection to Bishwaprakash Sharma saying that dialogue was not happening when dialogue was ongoing.