Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the Chairman of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has tabled the political report in the Standing Committee meeting on Sunday. The meeting is taking place after one year gap in the party central office Dhumrabarahi, Kathmandu.
Chair Dahal has presented a 16-page long report incorporating various issues including development of national and international political events, strengthening party unification bid, performance of government, review of recent by-election, future plan of the party among others.
The fourth meeting of the committee began today will continue tomorrow and will hold discussions on the political report and other agendas set by the secretariat meeting. According to party spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha, the discussions schedules are amendment of party statute, Nepal-India border issue, calling of central committee meeting among others.
Prior to this, the secretariat meeting held this morning at the official residence of the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had fixed the discussions agendas for standing committee meeting. It may be noted that the Prime Minister and chair KP Sharma Oli had also attended the secretariat meeting but did not attend the SC meeting. The agendas were set in coordination with Prime Minister and Chair Oli.
The Standing committee meeting would be held every three months and a central committee meeting every six months, according to the political report tabled in the SC meeting by Chairperson Dahal. Following the submission of the report, leaders including standing committee member Bhim Rawal demanded reasons behind a meeting delay. “We demanded reasons behind the delay.
Chairperson Dahal responded that issues relating to the political report would be discussed tomorrow,” said Rawal after the meeting. Admitting to the delay, chairperson Dahal pledged not to repeat such mistakes in the days to come, he quoted Dahal as saying. Following the party unification, the Secretariat meeting had taken place 47 times so far, while the SC meeting was held only four times.
Another participant SC member Devendra Poudel said the meeting focused on meeting aspirations of the people, who had pinned hope on the incumbent two thirds majority government for changes and communist party’s expansion and unity.
According to the spokesperson Shrestha, the border issue was incorporated in the discussion agenda as it was related to nationalism, geographical territory, and national sovereignty. He further shared that Limpiyadhura, Lipulek and Kalapani belong to Nepali territory and encroachment upon them by any Indian side was not acceptable.
