Internal strife within the Congress has reached its peak as lack of dialogue, growing distrust and attempts at consensus are becoming inconclusive . Leaders have said that there is a risk of the party splitting as the Congress, divided into those in favor of and against the special general convention, is more conflicting than agreeing.

However, leader Shekhar Koirala says that the party will not be split under any circumstances . Addressing a provincial-level gathering organized by the opposition in Biratnagar on Sunday, Koirala said, ‘You can be assured that the party will not split, I will not let it split under any circumstances .’ The ultimatum given by the opposition for party unity in mid-Jeshta expired on Sunday. Leader Bimalendra Nidhi said that after the gathering in Biratnagar, a meeting of top leaders will be held in the capital to decide on the future course of action . The opposition has already met in all provinces except Lumbini . The meeting was held in Madhesh on Saturday .

Nidhi said that a search is underway for a liaison office . Some youth from the other party have already opened a liaison office in Anamnagar. When asked whether it is for the sake of party division as the leaders are looking for a separate liaison office, Nidhi said that it is not possible to say so right now. However, if unity cannot be achieved, Nidhi said that the other party will hold the 15th general convention separately.

‘It is our desire to do it together, but the establishment party is not taking the initiative to go together. In such a situation, we will decide in a meeting how to hold the 15th general convention, whether there is a possibility of doing it together or holding a separate general convention,’ he told Kantipur.

The establishment party is not taking the initiative to come together, in such a situation, we will decide in a meeting how to hold the 15th general convention, is there a possibility of holding it together or holding a separate general convention . – Bimalendra Nidhi, Congress leader After the special general convention, the central working committee has already fixed the date for the central general convention in the capital on 16-19. The risk of party division has increased after the attempt to make the 15th general convention a unity general convention was not successful.

Vice President Bishwaprakash Sharma made it public on Sunday after the leaders of other parties did not respond to the seven-point proposal for unity sent by him. Sharma had sent the proposal to the then acting president Purna Bahadur Khadka on 16 Jestha . After not receiving a response for a week, Sharma met Khadka on 22 Jestha and reminded him again . After not receiving a response for 9 days, Sharma had sent the seven-point proposal to top leaders of other camps Shekhar Koirala, Bimalendra Nidhi, Prakash Man Singh, Krishna Prasad Sitaula and Shashank Koirala on Monday .

‘My humble request to the respected leaders, read the 7 points with a calm mind, it has been 16 days since we sent the outgoing acting president, and it has been more than seven days since we sent the rest,’ Sharma told Kantipur, ‘They took action and dismissed two of us (Gagan Thapa and Bishwaprakash Sharma) from the ranks of ordinary members. We want to include them in appropriate responsibilities and welcome them.’

The seven points made public by Sharma include issues ranging from making some leaders from the other side senior leaders to including them in the Central Working Committee and the Central Committee.

Similarly, to resolve the issue raised by the dissatisfied party over the impartiality of the general convention, there is a proposal for respectful participation and cooperation in the election, active membership investigation and disciplinary committee, from forming a general convention management committee with the participation of both parties. It also includes the issue of making the disagreement on the process and results of the special convention an oral or written agenda in the closed session of the upcoming 15th general convention.

The other party leader Nidhi said that the seven points sent via WhatsApp are not new but old . ‘This proposal is not new, it is old, there is no way to agree on it,’ he said . Another leader close to Khadka claimed that he had already indicated that there could be no agreement on the point in his meeting with Vice President Sharma on 22 Jestha. ‘It has already been rejected by making him write it down in a note saying that he would not say anything in writing,’ he said .

The other party has raised the issue of adjustment between the then Central Working Committee and the Central Working Committee of the Special General Convention to reach an agreement in the party . According to leader Prakash Sharan Mahat, another option has also been given if they cannot agree on that . According to him, there is a proposal by the General Convention Organizing Committee, including both parties, to conduct the 15th General Convention fairly . Another issue includes the issue of recognizing those who have renewed their memberships before without making it mandatory to update their active memberships .

I request you to read the 7 points with a calm mind. It has been 16 days since we sent the outgoing acting president and 7 days since we sent the rest. We want to include them in appropriate responsibilities. - Vishwa Prakash Sharma, Congress Vice President ‘This is all we are looking for,’ Mahat said, ‘If we do not do even this, anything can happen.’ The other party has been demanding that the memberships renewed within 10 Poush 2082 be recognized, saying that it is for the 15th General Convention.

The establishment party is not ready to accept these main issues of the other party. General Secretary Gururaj Ghimire said that any committee or mechanism that is parallel to the Central Working Committee would be unacceptable. He said that it is the party’s institutional decision to participate in the 15th General Convention only because the membership issue has also been updated.

‘How to make every activity of the party transparent and how to make the 15th General Conference credible can be done by respectfully participating in the mechanisms under the Central Working Committee, but it is impossible to form an organizing committee or create any mechanism parallel to the Central Working Committee. This is not allowed by the statute, nor is it the tradition of the Congress.’

Shyam Ghimire, a central member near Khadka, says that if there is no flexibility in this, there is a risk of the party splitting. He says that since there is no concrete proposal towards unity in the seven points sent by Vice President Bishwaprakash Sharma, a consensus should be sought by sitting down.

‘When Purna Dai met on 22 Baisakh, President Gagan Thapa, who said he would come the next day and sort everything out, has not been in touch with him on the telephone since then and has not responded to his messages,’ Ghimire said, ‘There is no communication by sending messages on WhatsApp. We should sit down and talk.’ There is a tradition that even a cat should be beaten with a place. If there is no discussion, there is a risk of being forced to split the party.'

He said that so far, both leaders Khadka and Koirala have not stood in favor of splitting the party. 'If the work of erasing history is done, there will be a problem,' he said, 'If the party is not reconciled, either it will have to resign from the Congress, or it may be forced to go another way.'

General Secretary Ghimire said that the party's central working committee and office bearers are taking initiatives for party unity. He said that except for forming a committee parallel to the central working committee and preventing updates, all other issues can be taken up by coordinating.

'The door is open to friends who are willing to take responsibility for what they do. There is no stopping in providing opportunities to work.' Ghimire said, 'The situation is that the office bearers, including the president, are continuing serious consultations on unity. There is no stopping in providing opportunities to work.' However, it is pointless to adjust the central working committee of the 14th general convention and the special general convention or to form a parallel committee. This is not acceptable.'

Dujang Sherpa, former president of the Nepali Congress, who is on the other side of the establishment, claims that the party has reached a deal of division due to extremists on both sides. He says that President Thapa should build a big chest to prevent the division.

Gathering of groups other than the Congress establishment begins in Biratnagar

'Since the special general convention, extremists have not allowed the party to unite, they want a division. Such extremist interest groups are dominant on both the establishment and the other side. The president has been given wrong advice by those around him to fulfill his own interests,' said Sherpa, 'Instead, the president had come saying that he would drink poison and not split the party. Now I have realized that the moment has come.'

Bhupendra Shahi, a young leader close to leader Shekhar Koirala, said that the decision to participate in the general convention only because of the updates has raised doubts about the fairness of the general convention.