Questions from central members to the leadership on issues ranging from the rationale of the alliance to the Congress convention and the effectiveness of the government.
In the meeting of the Congress Central Working Committee on Tuesday, the leaders raised the issue of power collaboration with UML, the implementation of the seven-point agreement between the two parties, and the instability of the fraternal organizations since the 15th Congress of the party.
In the meeting, most of the central members drew the attention of party chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba saying that even after one year of power cooperation between Congress and UML, the constitution amendment agenda could not be implemented.
The government was formed on June 30 under the leadership of UML president KP Sharma Oli on the basis of the seven-point agreement reached between Congress and UML on June 17. One year has been completed since the seven-point agreement and the government has also completed eleven months . Most of the central members of the establishment and other parties have expressed their dissatisfaction in the meeting on Tuesday saying that the constitution amendment agenda has not been advanced, the federal and provincial budgets have been poured only in the areas of powerful leaders and ministers, and the ministers who have gone from the party to the government have not been able to do effective work.
Earlier in Monday's meeting, Congress leader Shekhar Koirala had questioned the rationale of the alliance if the agreement between the two parties had not been implemented. Koirala had also hinted that the power collaboration between Congress and UML should be changed while giving his views. "I am the one who says that the Congress-UML coalition should form the government." But I said that the government should be formed under the leadership of Congress . Why did the Congress give UML the leadership of power ? If this is a power coalition for the amendment of the constitution, then where did the issue of the amendment of the constitution written in the seven-point agreement go? Koirala's question was, 'The Chairman should give a satisfactory answer to it.'
However, Home Minister Ramesh Akhtar defended the government and said that there is no discomfort in the alliance. The writer also claimed to go to the alliance until the election of 084 . He said that the government has prioritized the police, civil and school education bills related to the implementation of federalism. He also referred to the fact that the movement started by the royalists was extinguished as an achievement of the government. Similarly, in the case of visit visa, the writer said that RSWP and RPP are protesting against him. "In connection with the visit visa case, some employees and people from the private sector have been connected to the investigation being carried out by the authority to take revenge on me. There is no truth in this,' he said, 'The government has formed a committee under the leadership of the Chief Secretary as the airport immigration needs political, administrative and structural reforms, it is not for investigating the Home Minister.' There is no discomfort in the
In a similar meeting, central member Vinod Chaudhary has strongly countered the statement made by Shekhar Koirala on Monday . Koirala questioned Chaudhary in Monday's meeting saying that he was not eligible to become a central member. Chowdhury was elected central member from the convention held in November 078. But Koirala questioned Chaudhary citing the fact that Sujata Koirala's candidacy was not established before, as per the provisions of the statute that one cannot become a central member after ten years of active membership. Was Vinod Chaudhary qualified to become a central member or not? The 10-year term of action was enough. Chairman may remember that for the first time he was competing for the chairmanship with Girija Prasad Koirala. In the convention, Sujata Koirala expressed her desire to contest as a central member. Girijababu did not allow Sujata to become a candidate because she was not 10 years old, Koirala said.
Responding to that, Chowdhury claimed on Tuesday that he was attacked to protect his faction's Lumbini Province General Minister Vikram Khanal from disciplinary action. In the last election, Khanal, who was close to Koirala, played the role of defeating Chaudhary, and disciplinary action has been demanded. What is the role of private sector businessmen like us in the view of the leaders that the party leads? In the name of conflict of interest, will the experienced businessmen be stung ? Is it in the name of factional politics?' Pointing to Shekhar, he said, 'Personally, I respect him . Is it reasonable for a person like him to ask such a question ? There is a limit to factional politics.'
In Tuesday's meeting, members Ramesh Rizal, Uma Regmi, Jibharing Lama, Meen Bahadur Vishwakarma, Devendraraj Kandel, Dila Sangraula, Kiran Yadav, Lakshmi Periyar, Krishna Kishore Ghimire, Tek Prasad Gurung, Chandra Bahadur KC, Man Bahadur Nepali, Udayashamsher Rana, Dilman Pakhrin, Ramhari Khatiwada and others. have held the view. In the meeting, some members also raised questions about the practice of not keeping a 'cooling off period' in the Civil Bill so that the supremacy of the Parliament would be questioned. In the meeting, Khatiwada responded and said that when the report was submitted to the Parliament regarding the 'Cooling of Period', the original intent was destroyed. He said that now the error will be corrected by the National Assembly.
The issue of the convention is getting complicated
It is seen that the issue of the 15th convention is getting complicated in the meeting of the central committee. Even after the end of the four-year term of the current leadership and office bearers, the calendar of the convention has not been proposed in the meeting. The convention of the Congress should be statutorily held in four years . Deuba has been elected chairman for the second term from the 14th Congress held in November 078 and is reaching four years in November 082 . But there is still confusion regarding the date of the upcoming convention. Congress General Minister Gagan Thapa has been giving public statements that the convention will be held within 083 . But General Minister Thapa could not propose the schedule of the convention in the meeting, showing that the work of renewal of active membership and distribution of new membership has not been completed.
Even though the party constitution can add one more year, the constitution states that party officials should be elected within five and a half years . In this way, the Congress has to hold a convention within May of 084 . Most of the leaders are of the opinion that the Congress should be held in 083 as the local and parliamentary elections will be held in April/May of 084. But the statement of some members of the founding party that a convention should be held after the election of 084 has created confusion. Establishment party central member Arjun Joshi said that since it cannot be done within four years, the convention should be held after the local and general elections in 084. If possible, let's do it within November 2082, if we can't do it, then we shouldn't push the time and hold the convention before the local and parliamentary elections. Because the intense polarization in the party convention will affect the election,' said Joshi, 'since 082 will not be held in November, I think that the 084 election should be postponed.
The leader of the other party, Koirala, said that there is confusion about when the convention will be held and on which date it will be held, and he asked for an answer from the officials in Monday's meeting . "The Congress should be held within November 2018, if it cannot happen, then what is the reason and why it cannot happen, Mr. President and the office bearers should give a reasonable answer," Koirala pointed to General Minister Gagan Thapa and added, "It seems that the office bearers are moving around vigorously for the Congress."
