The other party is demanding that all those who renewed and acquired new memberships five months ago be allowed to participate in the general convention, while the establishment party appears to be adamant that no one except those who have renewed their membership will be allowed to participate.
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There is a heated debate in the Congress about whether or not to allow those who have renewed their membership by 10 Poush and have not updated their membership to participate in the upcoming 15th General Convention.
The establishment party has been saying that members who do not update their membership will not be allowed to participate in the General Convention. However, the leader of the other party, Purna Bahadur Khadka, has said that they will leave after ensuring their participation in the General Convention. Shekhar Koirala, the leader of another group in the other party, also insists that updating should not be made mandatory for participation in the General Convention.
It is ensured that everyone will be able to participate in the general convention, rest assured . -Purna Bahadur Khadka, then acting president The Congress is scheduled to start the ward convention on 2 Bhadra and hold the 15th Central General Convention from 16-19 Asoj. Since the voters at the lower level will be active members, the dispute related to this should be resolved before the ward convention begins. The Central Working Committee led by Gagan Thapa, which came out of the special general convention held on 27-30 Poush, has started updating active membership since 1 Baisakh.
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Those who do not do so will not be able to participate in the general convention process, this is certain . -Gururaj Ghimire, general secretary Before the special general convention, renewal of old and distribution of new memberships were done for the 15th general convention . By 10 Poush, 450,000 old members had been renewed and 150,000 new memberships had been distributed . The total number of members in the 14th general convention was 866,000 . This has decreased to 600,000 .
The leaders of other parties are demanding that all the approximately 600,000 members who renewed and took new memberships 5 months ago should be able to participate in the general convention . The establishment party, on the other hand, has been saying that no one except those who have been updated will be able to participate in the general convention . General Secretary Gururaj Ghimire claims that about 500,000 active members have updated their memberships so far in the campaign that began on April 1. The deadline for this has been extended to June 28.
Meanwhile, the membership dispute is becoming more complicated as former President Sher Bahadur Deuba and leader Koirala's supporters, who did not participate in the special general convention, have not yet returned to the party's mainstream.
Deuba, who went abroad before the February 21 House of Representatives elections, has not yet returned. His group is being led by leader Khadka. Khadka and the Koirala group, which are opposed to the special general convention, have been demanding 'respectable' unity to join the mainstream. The dispute over member updates has arisen while the dialogue for unity is ongoing.
‘No one can deprive our friends who have renewed their membership for the 15th General Convention and who have taken new active memberships from participating in the 15th General Convention on the pretext of not updating,’ Khadka wrote on social media on Sunday, ‘It is our responsibility to ensure that everyone can automatically participate in the General Convention, rest assured.’
General Secretary Ghimire says that those who do not update will not be able to participate in the General Convention process. ‘The update will be closed from the 28th.’ There will be no extension of time except for emergencies. It is certain that those who do not update will not be able to participate in the General Convention process,’ he said.
Leaders of other parties who have not come to the mainstream have not updated. Except for the main cadres of this group and some well-wishers, most of them have updated. A large number of leaders including Khadka, Koirala, former office bearers Bimalendra Nidhi, Prakashman Singh, Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Vijay Kumar Gachhadar, Shashank Koirala, Prakasharan Mahat, NP Saud and others have still not updated their membership.
Another general secretary, Pradeep Poudel, says that despite the leaders not wanting to do so, the grassroots cadres are enthusiastic about updating. ‘Recently, everyone has tried to join, understanding that updating is in the interest of the party.’ It seems that old members will not be spared from updating,’ Poudel said, ‘I am confident that everyone will update once the remaining internal disagreements are resolved.’
