‘Nepali Congress today is not driven by the right values’

Historian Rajesh Gautam on the historical evolution of the Nepali Congress and its current course.

Historian Rajesh Gautam is the author of a seminal nine-volume history of Nepal’s democratic movement and Nepali Congress. He has closely followed the Grand Old Party’s tumultuous history since its formation in 1950. As the parliament’s largest party is in the middle of its Central Working Committee meeting in Kathmandu, the Post ’s Thira Lal Bhusal sat down with Gautam for insights on the party’s historical evolution and its current course. Excerpts: