As per the decision of the secretariat, the Statute Amendment Committee will now establish the post of senior leader. Prime Minister Balendra Shah is the senior leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), but there was no provision for such a post in the statute.
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The Secretariat meeting of the National Independent Party (NISP) has decided to increase the number of central committees and include a provision for senior leaders in the statute. The Secretariat meeting held at the central office on Thursday decided to increase the number of central members to 158 (7 provincial committee chairmen are ex-officio central members).
Similarly, the NSPP Secretariat meeting chaired by President Rabi Lamichhane has decided to include a provision for senior leaders in the statute. The statute amendment report prepared by the statute amendment committee coordinated by Joint General Secretary Bipin Acharya did not mention the post of senior leader, and it was left blank, saying that the post would be finalized after the party decision.
As per the decision of the Secretariat, the Statute Amendment Committee will now establish the post of senior leader. Prime Minister NSP Balendra Shah is a senior leader, but there was no provision for such a post in the statute. The post of senior leader is going to be established by amending the statute from the first general convention.
The NSPP Secretariat has also decided to increase the number of office bearers. According to a secretariat member, the number of office bearers will now be 1 president, 1 senior leader, 3 vice presidents (1 woman), 2 general secretaries, 5 joint general secretaries (1 woman), 1 spokesperson, 3 joint spokespersons (1 woman), 1 treasurer, 2 joint treasurers (1 woman). The Statute Amendment Committee proposed to have only 16 office bearers, so it has been decided to increase the secretariat and make it gender-inclusive.
The RSVP secretariat meeting has discussed whether to nominate some people as vice presidents and joint general secretaries. A RSVP secretariat member informed that there have been discussions about nominating 1 vice president and 2 joint general secretaries, but a final decision has not been made.
It has also been decided to increase the number of members of the secretariat to be formed after the general convention. Now, there will be a 33-member secretariat. In which the president, vice president, general secretary, joint general secretary, spokesperson and treasurer will automatically become secretariat members.
The number of members nominated by the president in the central committee has been increased to 51. A secretariat member said, 'This decision has been taken to address the issues of pre-election consensus, integration of various parties, and independents joining the party,' the member said.
