CPN UML Reports Around 40% Membership Renewal

Kathmandu. Only about 40 percent of the members of CPN UML have renewed their party membership. The party had directed to complete the renewal of party membership by the end of Ashad.  

In previous years, UML used to renew its membership in Falgun and Chaitra, but this time, citing the elections in Falgun, it had set the deadline for membership renewal until the end of Ashad. In the party's second general convention and 11th national general convention held in Bhadra last year, UML had arranged for two types of membership. Under this, it was classified as ordinary member and organized member.  

'Integrated data has not yet come, but looking at the report so far, it seems that about 40 percent of the membership has been renewed,' said a member of the UML Organization Department, 'Due to the rainy season, many people from below have complained about lack of time. But the department has not made any decision about it.'  

Last year, UML had stated that it had 665,000 members. Based on this, it can be seen that 266,000 members have renewed their membership this year.  

'There is pressure from below to extend the time. It is the rainy season, and the timing is not right. But the department has not made any decision. The department's office meeting will be held and it has the authority to make recommendations,' said the member.  

This year, UML's Organization Department former secretary Madhav Dhungel said that the focus has been on quality rather than increasing membership.  'There was no policy to increase membership this time,' Dhungel said, 'Looking at the election results, we have focused on purification rather than increasing it.'  

CPN UML Publicity and Information Department Chief Niraj Acharya said that this time everyone renewed their membership digitally.  

'This time, membership has been renewed digitally. Personal details have been updated,' said Publicity Department Chief Acharya, adding that based on the proposal made by the Organization Department to the secretariat after assessing the situation, a decision will be made whether to extend the membership renewal period or not.