Of the two leaders who have emerged at the central level, Khadka and Hridayram, who leads the other opposing faction, are traditional rivals in Thani district. Their two factional politics have divided the cadres. This time, the new candidate has benefited from the absence of both candidates.
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Bishnu Bahadur Khadka, the younger brother of the then acting president of the Nepali Congress, Purna Bahadur Khadka, is a candidate from Surkhet-1 in the House of Representatives election. Khadka, who has been contesting elections continuously since 2048 BS (except for proportional representation in 2064 BS), did not contest the election due to disagreement with the issue of the special general convention of the Nepali Congress and the change in leadership it brought. His brother has entered the election fray in his place. However, Khadka has not yet come to the district.
Local leaders of the Nepali Congress have been repeatedly urging Khadka to come to the district. However, Khadka is not agreeing to be physically present due to moral pressure on him. The writ filed by the then party president Sher Bahadur Deuba and Khadka in the Supreme Court, stating that the selection of a new central working committee from the special general convention was illegal, is currently under consideration. Khadka, who did not seek to be a candidate citing moral reasons, is not even heeding the request of local leaders and cadres. He is not physically present at the Congress election meeting in Surkhet.
After he was not a candidate, the Congress nominated his brother, who is also a transport businessman. The opposition is also accusing Khadka of nepotism, saying that he nominated his brother even though he is not a candidate. However, Bishnu Bahadur refutes the opposition's allegations and says, 'My brother has no role in the issue of nominating a candidate.' Local leaders and workers have nominated me after evaluating my contribution in Surkhet.'
Of the two leaders who have emerged at the central level, Khadka and Hridayram, who leads the other opposing faction, are traditional rivals in the Thani district. Their two factional politics have divided the workers. However, this time, the new candidate has benefited from the absence of both candidates. Leader Thani is from the Shekhar Koirala faction. However, at the last moment, he was open in favor of a special general convention. He had announced that he would not contest the election while the special general convention was underway. While Khadka nominated his brother, Thani nominated his confidant Narayan Koirala. Thani has come to the district headquarters to ensure the victory of the candidate he nominated. However, Khadka has not come even when his own brother has called him. When asked why he did not call his brother, who has been involved in such a long struggle and legacy, Bishnu Bahadur Khadka said, "I called him saying that it would have been better if he had come." However, his brother has not said whether he will come or not. He has said that you should start your preparations, prepare well, and probably come to vote. However, it seems that he will not come to the programs. All the leaders and workers of Surkhet know why he did not come. On the other hand, even though he is not here, he is still doing the work that needs to be done via telephone and video calls.’
