Unseemly delay

Timely general convention will strengthen the Nepali Congress party organisation.

A section of the Nepali Congress leaders and cadres has stepped up pressure on party leadership to hold the 15th general convention in December next year, in line with the provisions of the party statute. As the party establishment is yet to start the process of holding conventions of local chapters in the lead up to the main event next year, members from the rival faction have, in the past couple of weeks, intensified their campaign. This is the right thing to do in order to keep the party on the right track and add dynamism to the organisation. Timely conventions are vital for the health of party organizations and to rejuvenate cadres. Party members—old and new—want a predictable system of holding general convention and electing leaders, from the grassroots to the centre, through healthy competition.