General Secretary Thapa said at the Congress Central Committee meeting: If we repeat the old politics again, the people will confine the Congress to history. We must show that the Congress is not only winning the election, but is also contesting the election with the right to win.
Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa has said that the upcoming general convention will be an opportunity for introspection and rebirth for the party. Presenting the schedule of the general convention at the central committee meeting on Tuesday, General Secretary Thapa said that the upcoming general convention should not be considered as a mere internal process like the general convention after the turmoil in national politics.
Stating that open dialogue and self-reflection can be held with the citizens from the general convention platform, he said, 'From that platform, we can tell the country, 'We made a mistake, we have listened to the people, now we are ready to improve.'
In Gagan Thapa's eyes, the three messages that the Congress can give from the general convention are;
Similarly, he has also said that the people should be clearly assured that the Congress of tomorrow will not be like the current one. 'We should be able to tell the people that; The Congress government of tomorrow will be different. 'First, we must show that the Congress itself has become different today.'
General Secretary Thapa says that by understanding the consciousness of today's times, a democratic party should be formed that the coming generation can trust and rely on, in accordance with the aspirations expressed by the young generation including Gen-G. 'But, if we delay... If we postpone the general convention until after the elections, the people will understand that the Congress has not learned anything, it is not concerned with the people and the people's issues, but only with elections and power. That message will be fatal for us. If we repeat the old politics again, the people will confine the Congress to history. We must show that 'Congress is not only fighting the elections, but is also fighting the elections with the right to win.'
Gagan Thapa says: This is how Congress can reconnect with the people
General Secretary Thapa has said that the Congress is in a state of lack of communication with an entire young generation in the past. He mentioned that weakness in the meeting and said, 'A whole generation of young people with whom we did not consider it necessary to communicate in the past, the same community that has been left out, has attacked and questioned all our political, economic, social and cultural structures.'
If the party's upcoming policies and programs fail to address those feelings and voices and move forward, the legitimacy and relevance of the Congress as a political party will end, says General Secretary Thapa. General Secretary Thapa also warned that if we insult, belittle, and ignore the passionate voices of the youth for change, we ourselves will be rejected by them. 'Respect is mutual or two-way, only if we value their feelings will they trust us.' The party's goal today should be to earn the trust of that new generation,' he said.
Although the Congress has been a 'mass-based' party since its inception, General Secretary Thapa says that the party has recently lost contact with the masses, that is, the people. 'We need to be able to establish two-way and direct contact with them. For that, we need smart structures, not many clumsy structures.' Our base has not only changed, but also weakened,' he said.
This is what Thapa said
