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Congress Special General Convention: Crowds of people collecting and filling nomination registration forms. The time for receiving the forms has been fixed for Tuesday evening from 6:30 to 7:30. Currently, the work of distributing forms is going on at the election office, and the work of receiving the forms will start after 6:30, informed Election Committee member RC Bimal.
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There will be no voting tonight to elect a new leadership under the special general convention of the Nepali Congress being held at Bhrikutimandap. As it will be difficult to conduct voting at night, preparations are underway to proceed with the voting process only tomorrow, Wednesday, informed Central Election Committee Coordinator Sitaram KC.
The meeting of the Nepali Congress Central Committee, which was called for 1 pm, has not yet begun. The central members had started arriving at the party headquarters in Sanepa and entering the meeting hall since 1:30 pm. Sujata Koirala, a member of the Central Working Committee, said that the meeting was delayed due to ongoing negotiations with the supporters of the special general convention.
The ongoing Congress Central Committee meeting in Sanepa is about to begin. Central member Kantika Sejuwal informed that 101 people were present in the committee and the meeting will begin shortly.
This meeting is being held against the backdrop of talks and discussions with the establishment party continuing until the third day of the Congress' special general convention.
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Congress leader Shekhar Koirala, who reached the party office in Sanepa, said that unity efforts are ongoing. He did not answer the question of the mediaperson about where the talks have reached.
He said this in the context of the talks and discussions with the establishment party that are still coming to an end on the third day of the special general convention of the Congress.
As a group moves forward to elect a new leadership from the special general convention, leaders and cadres of the Congress establishment party have started reaching the party headquarters in Sanepa. A central committee meeting is being held in Sanepa. So far, spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat, leaders Shekhar Koirala, Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Vijay Kumar Gachhadar, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, Deepak Giri, Sujata Koirala and others have reached the central office.
The leaders who gathered to find a solution to the ongoing dispute in the Congress have resumed discussions after a short break.
The discussions resumed immediately after Balkrishna Khand and Ramesh Lekhak of the establishment group returned from meeting with Speaker Sher Bahadur Deuba. The discussions include Minendra Rijal and Jeevan Pariyar of the Shekhar Koirala group, Guru Ghimire, Pradip Poudel, Madhu Acharya and Devraj Chalise of the General Secretary's supporters.
Congress leader Shashank Koirala has said that the general secretaries are playing their own drums, saying that there should be unity in the party. Koirala, who reached the party office in Sanepa, said this while talking to media persons.
He made this comment in the backdrop of the talks and discussions with the establishment party that are still coming to an end on the third day of the special general convention of the Congress.
Congress leader Vijay Gachhadar has said that the Congress should be more united in the run-up to elections and when the country is in crisis. Talking to reporters at the party's central committee meeting venue in Sanepa, he said that he is of the opinion that the party should not be divided as it has experienced division before. 'The Congress is in crisis right now. Both sides should choose the path of consensus to unite the party,' he said.
With the special general convention held at Bhrikutimandap making the election schedule public, the leaders of the establishment faction of the Congress have started gathering at the party office in Sanepa.
Talks between the special general convention supporters and the establishment faction leaders are ongoing. But no conclusion has been reached yet.
With the special general convention of the Nepali Congress set to go for elections, the Election Committee has also made the nomination registration fee for candidates public.
The nomination fee for the post of president is Rs 30,000, while the nomination fee for the posts of central vice-president and general secretary is Rs 25,000.
With the election process for the selection of a new leadership from the special general convention of the Nepali Congress officially underway, elections for the 134-member Central Working Committee are set to be held. Election Committee Coordinator Sitaram KC said in a press conference that the election will be held as per the old statute. According to him, elections will be held for 121 central members, including 13 office bearers.
According to KC, 2 vice-presidents, 2 general secretaries and 8 joint general secretaries will also be elected from the election. He informed that 35 people will be elected as open central members.
Slogans in favor of electing a new leadership have been raised at the Congress special general convention venue. Delegates participating in the convention have raised slogans such as 'We do not accept fake talks', 'Dissolve the central committee', 'Elect a new leadership'.
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