Nepali Congress dissident faction forms 551-member committee for national convention

The dissident faction of the Nepali Congress has formed a 551-member National Convention Organising Committee under the coordination of Dr. Shashanka Koirala, as preparations gather pace for its planned national convention later this month. The announcement was made during a press conference held at the faction’s contact office in Chundevi on Saturday. Alongside the main organising committee, the group has also constituted 16 subcommittees to oversee various aspects of the event, Koirala said. According to Koirala, the national convention aims to strengthen the Nepali Congress ideologically, organisationally and at the policy level. He said discussions will focus on the party’s current state as well as key political, economic, social and religious-cultural issues facing the country, in addition to matters directly affecting citizens’ lives.