Nepali Congress Leader Calls for Unity Within Party

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress leader Narayan Prakash Saud has commented that the Nepali Congress cannot become effective and powerful until all factions within the party achieve political unity. Speaking at a gathering organized by the establishment- इतर group in Kathmandu on Wednesday, on the occasion of BP Smriti Diwas, he stated this. Leader Saud mentioned that it is the leadership's main responsibility to emotionally unite both factions that participated and did not participate in the party's special general convention. He claimed that the leaders and cadres in the establishment- इतर group are not anyone's 'corpses and slaves' but the true hope and trust in the ideology and principles of the Nepali Congress. Discussing the imperative to make the party strong and united to face the country's existing challenges, he emphasized that the establishment side must take parental role and initiative for this. 'Even though the Election Commission and the court have decided to recognize the special general convention, until we can unite and move forward politically with Congress members who participated and those who did not participate in the special convention, the Nepali Congress cannot face the country's challenges,' Saud said. 'The Nepali Congress cannot become a strong pivot to face the country's challenges. Keeping this in mind, we are moving forward with the goal of transforming the country's politics through party unity.' He argued that the party's legacy cannot be preserved by sidelining old leaders and cadres who have contributed for a long time in building the party, endured imprisonment, and struggled. Saud added, 'About 80 percent of the people here have gone to jail, suffered, worked to build the party, carried the party's responsibility, and are friends who will struggle in the future. Therefore, I also want to urge the friends who have gone to leadership through the special general convention, the friends present here are not slaves and corpses, they are hope and trust.' Emphasizing the need for unity within the party, he said, 'Until you can proceed with the understanding that victory can only be achieved by correcting yourselves and everyone uniting, the Nepali Congress cannot be established as an effective and strong party.' He stated that the historical role and sacrifice of the Congress in the 2007 revolution, the movement against Panchayat, and the end of the monarchy should not be forgotten. 'The legacy cannot be maintained by sidelining the history and legacy of the Nepali Congress, by sidelining the history of the 7-year revolution, Panchayat, and the overthrow of the king,' Saud said. 'The leaders present here are not just individuals; everyone has a history of going to jail, of sacrifice and contribution.' Warning that the Nepali Congress risks being confined to being a party relevant only to history if the leadership does not take initiative for party unity with an open heart, he further said, 'Until you can take initiative with an open heart for unity between the faction that did not go to the special convention and the faction that went, there is still a risk that the Nepali Congress will remain a party relevant only to history.' He particularly emphasized that the leadership must resolve to bring everyone together to maintain the party's historical dignity and legacy.