KATHMANDU, July 25: The Central Working Committee (CWC) members of Nepali Congress (NC) has started deliberation on taking forward the work for holding the party’s 14th general convention.

NC’s Statute stipulates that after setting up the internal management system of the organization, schedule for the 14th general convention should be made and works relating to it would be forwarded.

In today’s meeting of NC chaired President Sher Bahadur Deuba, the central committee members presented their respective views on how and when would be the general convention held.

NC’s Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Poudel shared that today’s meeting centered around the agenda on preparing schedule for the next general conventions.

Present at the meeting were Mahesh Acharya, Dilendra Prasad Badu, Nabindra Raj Joshi, Dr Chandra Bhandari, Min Bishwakarma, Mohan Bahadur Basnet and Devendra Raj Kandel who voiced their respective opinions.

The next meeting of NC’s Central Working Committee is scheduled for 1:00 pm on Friday. RSS

KATHMANDU, March 7: A meeting of Central Working Committee of the Nepali Congress is scheduled on March 18.

NC Spokesperson Bishwo Prakash Sharma said that discussion would be held in the meeting on contemporary issues including formulation of party’s regulation and forming election committee of the party, among other issues. The meeting will take place at 11:00 am, said Chief Secretary of NC Central Office, Krishna Prasad Poudel.

Meanwhile, NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba expressed sorrow over the demise of party’s older leader Jit Bahadur Puri of Jhapa.

In a condolence message, President Deuba on the behalf of the central committee, wished for eternal peace of the departed soul as well as extended condolences towards the bereaved family members.

Puri became a member of the National Assembly after political change in 2046 BS. “Not only Jhapa has lost its prominent leader. I have also lost good leader and friend”, reads the message. RSS

KATHMANDU, April 30: The meeting of the Nepali Congress Central Working Committee, summoned for Monday at 8:30 am was called off and rescheduled for May 4 at 2: 00 pm, accordinto to NC central office chief secretary Krishna Prasad Poudel.

In today’s meeting, party president Sher Bahadur Deuba was expected to nominate party office bearers and it has been believed that it was adjourned by few days due to dissatisfaction of the party factions close to senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel and former party general secretary Krishna Prasad Sitaula.

Both factions earlier announced to boycott the meeting, accusing the party leadership of calling the meeting without discussions.

The NC is yet to nominate party office bearers though two years have been already elapsed since the completion of the party general convention. As per the party statute, it should be done within the two months of the general convention.

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KATHMANDU, April 24: Nepali Congress (NC) central members airing their views in the Central Working Committee meeting have noted the need of ideological and thought-provoking debate within the party.

NC is in the state of confusion and ambiguity on party ideology and policy along with its organization, they said, adding that there have been no ideological and thoughtful discussions within the party since 2048 BS.

In the ninth day of the party meeting underway to review NC defeat in the elections, central members including Pradeep Giri, Balkrishna Khand, Deepak Giri, Kishor Singh Rathor, Gagan Kumar Thapa and Sita Gurung had put their opinions.
On the occasion, central members Gagan Thapa, Chandra Bhandari, Dhanraj Gurung, Pradeep Poudel, Ram Krishna Yadav and Jeewan Pariyar had jointly presented a 50-page-long written document with election review and future course.

The proposal has underlined the need of immediately bringing the party to federal structure for future reforms and establishing leadership able to perform the role of strong government or shadow government at all ward, municipal, provincial, and federal levels.

“The only way out is to go for early general convention by establishing new organizational structure and injecting new policy. We urge the central committee to take concrete decisions to that front. It would take next two years to hold the general convention by going through the existing statute”, reads the proposal.

On the occasion, central member Thapa warned that the meeting, if limited to undue allegations and defense of leadership, would not be able to find a required destination.

The NC-led government had successfully completed three-tier of elections which also marked the implementation of the Constitution, Thapa said, adding that it was the victory of NC ideology and thought.

“We had gained political victory but have been losing political, social and economic battles during the period”, he noted.

Likewise, central member Giri stressed the need of implementing the recommendations received in the central committee meeting for further reforms.

Similarly, another central member Gurung said that the party saw a humiliating loss in the elections due to alliance of two big communist parties, intra-party feud and betrayal, inadequate election preparation, no federal structure of the party and weak organizational base.

Next meeting will take place at 9.00 am on Wednesday, informed NC chief secretary Krishna Prasad Poudel. RSS

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The Nepali Congress has called its central working committee meeting on February 25. The meeting would take place at its central office, Sanepa, at 9:00 am.

The party has requested all office-bearers and members of central committee to be present in the meeting, reads a press release issued today by the party.

Earlier on Wednesday, the party had called the meeting for Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has called the Party Central Working Committee meeting at 11 am on Thursday. The meeting will be held at PM’s official residence in Baluwatar.

Deuba decided to hold the central committee meeting after Ram Chandra Poudel met him earlier on Monday. Poudel faction had urged Deuba to dissolve Central Working Committee and Parliamentary board, claiming it was against party’s mandate.

The meeting is expected to discuss the party’s recent ‘unexpected loss’ in the November 26 and December 7 House of Representatives and Federal Parliament election.

The CWC meeting will be the first since the elections.

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: A meeting of the Nepali Congress central working committee is taking place at 8:00 am tomorrow to discuss the latest political developments in the country.

Prime Minister and party President Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged the party CWC officials and members to be present in the meeting scheduled to be held at the Prime Minister’s official residence, Baluwatar, according to the party source.

KATHMANDU, July 23: The meeting of the central working committee of the ruling Nepali Congress party (NC) called on Saturday to reflect on causes and weakness behind the party’s poor showing in the recently concluded local polls continued today.

Party top leaders and central members are reviewing reasons behind the party’s dismal performance in the polls and discussing ways to come up with a strategy to come stronger and fare well in next elections especially in the third phase of the local polls slated in Province 2 for September 18, said a meeting attendant.

The meeting also suggested ways for the party to correct its past mistakes and prepare itself enough before going to the third round of the local polls like choosing right candidates, distributing tickets on time and making all party publicity mechanism effective among others, said the party office.

Issues were also discussed on making organizational preparations for the polls, preparing action plan and party’s role in national politics.

Other issues discussed are appointment of Inspector General of Police, an article of impeachment filed against then Chief Justice and appointment of ambassadors, said another attendant NC leader Pradip Poudel.

NC senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel evaluated the party’s whole situation and causes behind party’s dismal performance in the elections while stressing the need for the party leadership to come together to make it stronger in the days to come.

Chaired by party President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, at least 20 NC’s central members aired their views on various subjects at the meeting that will conclude later today. RSS

KATHMANDU, July 20: A meeting of the Nepali Congress Central Working Committee is taking place on Saturday.

The central committee meeting of the party will be held at NC central office, Sanepa, from 8.00am onward on July 22, reads a press release issued by the NC.
The press release issued by NC Central Office Chief Secretary Krishnha Poudel stated that the central office-bearers and members have been requested to attend the meeting.

Earlier, the meeting date was set for July 24. The data has been re-scheduled for July 22 citing technical reason, states the release. RSS