A left turn Congress is taking as the party attempts to counter communist forces

The grand old party, which believed in free and open market policy, is now toeing the line leftist forces followed.

The Nepali Congress is known for ushering in economic liberalisation to the country. Ever since the restoration of democracy in 1990, the party, founded in 1950, has championed the free market economy. Communist forces, which have made socialism their goal, have always chided the Congress as capitalist, “which serves the interest of the capitalists”.