They once again drew the attention of the party center on Monday, recalling the petition previously registered on Asoj 29 with the signatures of 2,488 general convention delegates for a special general convention.
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The Congress's special general convention leaders have raised serious questions about the decision of the Central Working Committee, claiming that there is a mandatory provision to call a special general convention as per Article 17 (2) of the party statute.
They have once again drawn the attention of the party center on Monday, recalling the petition registered earlier on Asoj 29 with the signatures of 2,488 (54%) general convention delegates for a special general convention.
Hundreds of leaders and activists in favor of the special general convention, including Devraj Chalise, Indra Rijal, Subash Pokharel, Bajrang Nepali, Lekhnath Pokharel, Resham Baniya, Kiran Giri, have registered a letter of attention at the party central office in Sanepa.
In the letter of attention, the decision taken by the Central Working Committee meeting held on Pus 18 that there is no justification for the special general convention is against the statute. They allege that the unilateral decision made without accepting the supremacy of the statute has raised questions about the democratic culture within the party.
They have sought a clear answer from the central leadership, saying, "Does the request made by the majority of the general convention delegates not have legal and political status?" The letter states that it is undemocratic to make decisions on serious issues like a special general convention without even communicating with the demandors during the party's operation.
They have clarified that they have made a legitimate demand to call a special general convention and have emphasized that it should be called within the three-month deadline set by the statute - 28th of Push.
'The provision to call a special general convention is not anyone's desire or choice, it is a binding provision of the party statute,' the letter states.
The general convention delegates have urged the center to correct the decision of the Central Working Committee of Push 18, stating that the Central Working Committee, the highest body that elected them, does not have the authority to nullify the majority decision of the general convention. When they tried to go to the party central office and give a letter of attention to Acting President Purna Bahadur Khadka, Khadka refused to understand.
