Nepali Congress faces internal rift as rival faction proposes separate dates for party’s 15th General Convention

KATHMANDU, Nov 5: The Nepali Congress (NC) appears to be heading toward a serious internal showdown as two major factions — the establishment camp led by Acting President Purna Bahadur Khadka and the rival faction led by General Secretary Gagan Thapa — have proposed holding the party’s 15th General Convention on different dates.