Coalition
with communists will lead to NC’s decline: Dr. Shekhar
Koirala (kh 08/12/2023)
NC
General Secy Gagan Thapa calls for investigation of high
officials’ assets post-1990 (kh 02/12/2023)
NC
sees a growing demand to reinstate Nepal as Hindu state
(rep 01/12/2023) [Many of the
NC's leading politicians and MPs are hand-picked Khas
Arya males, especially Bahun. However, they are by no
means representative of Nepali society. The NC should
finally strive for proper social inclusion if it wants
to continue to be a national party. Then there would not
be such outrageous allegations!]
Congress
open to debating secularism within the party : Deuba,
chief of the largest party, says secularism could be
discussed, but restoration of monarchy is out of
question, by Anil Giri (kp 28/11/2023) [And
a return to the Hindu state is out of the question for
all those who have suffered under it in the past! The
discussion only arises because of the failure of the
leading politicians and parties!], Deuba’s
views on secularism personal: NC (kh 29/11/2023), Debate
over ‘Hindu Rastra’ surfaces within Nepali Congress
(kh 30/11/2023) [No national
party that wants to represent all Nepalis can even think
about the Hindu state for a moment! Deuba diqualifies
himself once again!]
Bickering
Weakens NC's Stance, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
31/10/2023)
NC’s
Koirala ramps up pressure on Deuba-Dahal partnership,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 17/10/2023)
NC
President Deuba convenes meeting with Veeps and Gen
Secies to discuss Koshi CM issue (kh 16/10/2023)
Rift
in Congress over fielding Koshi chief minister candidate
: Congress’ Kedar Karki, with backing of UML and 8 party
members, challenges bid of coalition candidate Angbo,
by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 13/10/2023), Koirala
pushes Deuba’s efforts aside in Koshi political mess
(kh 14/10/2023), Congress
quarrel in Koshi causes cracks in coalition : Maoist
chief whip counters as Congress lawmaker in federal
parliament demanded formation of a Congress-led
government (kp 14/10/2023),
Prime
Minister Dahal, NC President Deuba, and Leader Shekhar
Koirala sign crucial agreement (kh 14/10/2023), Dr.
Koirala firmly commits to ruling alliance (kh
14/10/2023), Kedar
Karki’s govt in Koshi Province is a coalition govt: PM
Dahal (kh 14/10/2023), Koshi
Province NC dispute: Province PP leader Thapa resigns
(kh 14/10/2023)
Pradeep
Poudel sees need of electing party leadership by public
(kh 08/10/2023)
Gagan
Thapa’s proposal to recall Congress ministers sparks
fresh intra-party debate : The party has nine ministers
in the government. The proposal is yet to be officially
discussed in the Congress, by Anil Giri (kp
03/10/2023)
Nepali
Congress decides to hold Mahasamiti meeting in November
(kh 28/09/2023)
Congress
leaders rap government’s performance (ae 26/09/2023)
Dissolution
of federalism, reinstatement of Hindu state raised in NC
CWC meeting (kh 24/09/2023) [It
is frightening to observe how the once democratic Nepali
Congress is obviously turning into a right-wing populist
and Hindu fundamentalist party, which no longer wants to
represent the interests of all people in the
multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural state
of Nepal!! The alternative to the federal state would be
at best a centralist state, which Nepal continues to be
thanks to the anti-federal sentiments of the high-caste
male state elite, but not a Hindu state!], Former
King Gyanendra likely to tout as potential leader amidst
public skepticism: Dr. Narayan Khadka (kh
25/09/2023) [?????]
Deuba
under pressure to pull out of coalition, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (ae 21/09/2023)
NC
President Deuba nominates eight leaders,
including Chandra Bhandari as NC central members
(kh 21/09/2023) [All
males, five of them Bahuns. This is once again
social inclusion as understood by the ruling
male high-caste elite, not to mention the
anti-democratic procedure of nomination instead
of election!], Unilateral
decision-making debated in Congress meet :
Leaders upset as Deuba inducts loyals to central
committee, by Anil Giri (kp 22/09/2023) [Typical characteristics of
an anti-democratic party!]
Congress
dissidents to Deuba: Mend ways or face
consequences : As Nepali Congress central
committee meets, rival faction gears up for
showdown with party chief on multiple fronts,
by Anil Giri (kp 21/09/2023)
NC
leadership under pressure over government
leadership (kh 15/03/2023)
Around
30 percent of active NC members in Chitwan
choose not to renew memberships (kh
10/09/2023)
Deuba’s
successor plan : Gagan Thapa and Shekhar Koirala
were in the same camp during the 14th General
Convention, but as they aspire for the top job,
the distance between them is widening, by
Dilip Kumar Karki (ae 04/09/2023) [All
political parties are based on authoritarian and
partly undemocratic leadership. This is also
ensured by the Political Parties Act!]
People
are enraged and restless: Gagan Thapa (kh
02/09/2023)
All
religions and cultures get equal opportunity in
democracy: Deuba (kh 31/08/2023) [This
then clearly means that the state of Nepal, dominated by
male Khas Arya, especially Bahun, is not a democracy!
That Deuba does not even blush at these brazen lies!]
Coalition
for corruption : Power equations may change, but the
unfair practices of the political syndicates perhaps
won't, by Mohan Guragain (kp 29/08/2023)
Seven
NC leaders voice concerns over transfer of police
officers spearheading investigation (kh 24/08/2023)
Congress
says opposition attacks, internal rifts have weakened
party : Nepali Congress ministers in Dahal government
hold meeting to discuss ways to have better coordination
with the party and to make service delivery better
(kp 23/08/2023) [The NC leaders
should look into a mirror. With a clean, rational,
democratic and socially inclusive party policy, attacks
from outside could not harm the party, on the contrary,
they would be beneficial!]
NC
lawmaker Sunil Sharma vows to continue demanding Home
Minister’s resignation (kh 13/08/2023), Congress
MPs criticise government for Sharma’s arrest,
Lama’s appointment : Nepali Congress lawmakers
convened in the Capital for their parliamentary
party meeting on Sunday (kp 14/08/2023), NC
stands against forming high-level judicial
committee to investigate 100 kg gold smuggling
case (rep 14/08/2023)
NC
lawmaker MP Sunil Sharma arrested from Golfutar (kh
10/08/2023)
NSU
cadres rally and chant slogans outside NC central office
(kh 09/08/2023)
Will
internal disputes in NC come to an end?, by Devendra
Basnet (rep 03/08/2023)
Congress
top leaders against prosecution in ‘non-cruel’ murder :
Party takes a stance against demands of conflict victims
that there must be no amnesty for serious rights
violations, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/08/2023) [Sher Bahadur Deuba and his NC are
strictly against justice for victims! Every murder is
cruel, both for those directly involved as well as for
their families and friends! Human rights defenders are
stunned!]
Message
of the CC meeting of NC: Heading for a disaster in the
next election, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 01/08/2023)
Nepali
Congress leaders’ call for review of
proportional election system creates buzz :
Provision misused since its introduction as
leaders handpick candidates close to them,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/07/2023) [The
problem is the undemocratic and unconstitutional
behaviour of the top politicians of all parties
in nominating candidates for both the FPTP and
PR systems. Here, a change in the law on
political parties is urgently needed. Only the
representative electoral system reflects the
strength of a party. The direct election system
in its present form is misused solely to ensure
the dominance of the Khas Arya minority
males. The promised socially inclusive
state would be finally discarded.]
NC
Central Committee meet : Further Polarises Rival
Groups, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 30/07/2023)
NC
abides by SC verdict on Koshi Province: Prakash Man
Singh (kh 29/07/2023) [Rulings
of the Supreme Court are binding law for everyone! This
statement is therefore completely superfluous!]
NC’s
troubled CWC meet has a to-do list for government,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 28/07/2023)
Nepali
Congress central meet fails to discuss leadership of its
sister wings : Ignoring internal organisations will only
weaken the party, leaders say, by Nishan Khatiwada
(kp 28/07/2023) [A party in
constant decline thanks to the endless internal power
struggles of its already long-failed high-caste male
leadership!], NC
CWC meet ends : Suspending Khand would have been the
right course of action to take for the CWC (ht
28/07/2023)
Congress
central committee meet concludes ignoring calls to
dismiss Bal Krishna Khand : General Secretary Thapa goes
public with a 13-point dissent, by Anil Giri (kp
27/07/2023) [The proximity of
politics and crime is typical of all major parties.
Claims to the contrary by party leaders are sheer
mockery!] NC
adheres to zero-tolerance policy against corruption: Dr.
Mahat (kh 27/07/2023) [This
can be seen from the fact that BK Khand, who has been
detained for weeks, is left on the party's leadership
staff!]
Gathering
exposes deep rifts in Congress : Dissidents accuse Deuba
of ‘protecting’ Khand, backing a bill that ‘promotes
impunity, by Anil Giri (kp 26/07/2023)
Thapa
for generational change in NC leadership (ht
25/07/2023)
Ideals
of B P Koirala: Need of translating into action by NC,
by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 25/07/2023)
‘Nepali
Congress today is not driven by the right values’,
interview with Historian Rajesh Gautam on the historical
evolution of the Nepali Congress and its current course
(kp 24/07/2023)
NC
general secretaries face criticism due to their dual
character, by Subodh Gautam (rep 24/07/2023)
NC’s
Central Committee meeting marred by accusations,
frustration: Shekhar Koirala (kh 23/07/2023)
Congress
jamboree veers from agenda as members speak as they
please : Central Working Committee members criticise
party president Deuba and general secretaries for
failing to improve party affairs. Many seek generational
change in leadership (kp 22/07/2023)
Congress
factions engage in blame game : Deuba accused of failing
party. Silence of general secretaries, Sitaula on Koshi
questioned, by Anil Giri (kp 20/07/2023), Disorderly
Congress : The NC establishment faction has little
interest in considering a change in leadership and
direction (kp 20/07/2023)
NC
transformation campaign leaders submit 21-point report
to central leadership (kh 18/07/2023), Congress
rival factions devise strategies to counter each other
at central working committee meeting : Whether to
suspend leaders implicated in corruption cases is likely
to be a major bone of contention in the meeting, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 18/07/2023), Central
Committee meeting of Nepali Congress: A new sense of
direction expected, by Jiba Raj Pokjharel (ht
18/07/2023)
NC
to expand party membership from 0.8 million to 1.4
million (rep 18/07/2023)
35
NC leaders off the hook, action recommended against 87
upon PP leader Deuba’s order (rep 18/07/2023)
NC
General Secy Thapa announces potential leadership change
in Parliamentary Party (kh 15/07/2023)
Nepali
Congress youth leaders are gearing up to challenge party
president Deuba : Gagan Thapa says the party must make
changes in its leadership to attract the younger
electorate in next polls, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
12/07/2023)
Let
There Be Dynamism In NC, by Ballav Dahal (rn
10/07/2023)
Not
tired yet, will endeavor to change PP leader again:
Gagan Thapa (kh 08/07/2023)
NC
calls central committee meeting after a year (rep
05/07/2023)
NC
General Secy Thapa dissatisfied at party’s readiness to
support small party’s premiership for ‘coalition’
(kh 01/07/2023) [Gagan Thapa's
criticism is honourable, but he too fails to mention the
much-needed social inclusion that all political parties
lack.]
Discontent
in Congress as crucial bi-monthly meeting delayed by a
year : General Secretary Bishwa Prakash Sharma cites
polls and political events for the delay in convening
the central committee meeting (kp 30/06/2023)
NC
issues whip to pass budget (ae 27/06/2023) [And
then what was the point of all the discussions on the
budget in parliament if, in the end, MPs are not allowed
to vote freely according to their conscience?]
NC
launches online membership system for general members
(rep 27/06/2023)
NC
has not held CC meeting for 11 months (rep
27/06/2023)
‘Nepali
Congress should neither be nervous nor complacent’ :
Nepali Congress Central Committee Member Minendra Rijal
on recent rumours about a change in ruling coalition as
well as internal Congress politics after most recent
national elections and by-poll, interview with
Minendra Rijal (kp 26/06/2023)
Ruling
coalition might change provided govt does not perform
well: Gagan Thapa (kh 24/06/2023)
Congress
youth leaders continue ‘party transformation’ drive :
The party’s young leaders have been putting in efforts
to unite cadres across the country following the party’s
bypoll defeats, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 21/06/2023)
Who
is Deuba’s successor?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
13/06/2023)
NC
will not compromise on ideology: Gagan Thapa (kh
13/06/2023) [Not even in
relation to the electoral system? Nepal urgently needs
better social inclusion. This is prevented by the
existing electoral system and the attitude of the party
leaders! But Deuba has called for the abolition of even
the minimal opportunity that exists!]
Constitution
amendment must to make PR system effective: NC President
Deuba (kh) [Another
foolish talk. Of course, the constitution needs many
amendments, but the attitude of the all-dominant male
Khas Arya elite could be changed today even without
amending the constitution! Waiting for a constitutional
amendment only aims at further stalling the people!],
Deuba
moots election system change : Speaks of having in place
FPTP system for HoR and PR system for National Assembly,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 11/06/2023) [Deuba
pleads for the final end of social inclusion in the HoR
instead of ensuring that this inclusion is also
prescribed in the selection of candidates for the FPTP
system! 15 percent male Khas Arya should be the absolute
limit for all political levels and also for the
leadership levels of political parties if Nepal's social
harmony is to be maintained!]
Congress
may hold its policy convention in September : Dissidents
have big hopes from the gathering, but the party
establishment is unfazed (kp 07/06/2023)
If
party suffers due to individuals, we should act against
them: NC General Secy Thapa (kh 02/06/2023), NC
General Secy Thapa vows to challenge party President
Sher Bahadur Deuba (rep 02/06/2023), Criticizing
leadership alone does not make party strong: NC
President Deuba (kh 03/06/2023) [But
retiring the failed generation of party leaders and
transferring responsibility to a younger generation
could be important first steps. This applies to all
major parties, by the way.], Disregarding
people can have detrimental consequences : Gagan Thapa’s
craze could fade over time. As new political parties and
independent candidates emerge, voters can opt for
alternative options, considering newer faces with fresh
ideas and novel approaches, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh
05/06/2023)
Congress
leaders press party to hold policy convention by
mid-September : It’s essential for the party to allow
the leaders to ventilate their ire against the
leadership, says leader Pradeep Paudel, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 31/05/2023)
Youth
leaders mobilise to ‘save’ Congress : Second-rung
leaders to travel the country to ‘unite cadres and
reconnect with voters’, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
25/05/2023)
Diminishing
appeal of Nepali Congress : Today, many factions have
emerged within the party, each harbouring distinct
characteristics, by Sambridh Ghimire (kp 24/05/2023)
Prominent
youth leaders rally for change within NC : True
democracy entails empowering the people and avoiding
dictatorial tendencies, says Congress youth leader
Bhupendra Jung Shahi (ae 22/05/2023)
NC
leadership tight-lipped despite Shekhar-Gagan faction’s
mounting pressure to suspend Khand (kh 18/05/2023)
NC
leaders initiating ‘Transformation Campaign’ (kh
17/05/2023)
NC
should not bear the burden of the arrested; suspend the
accused immediately: General Secy Thapa (kh
16/05/2023)
Congress
shrugs off calls to suspend Khand : General secretaries
Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma are in favour of
immediate suspension while the majority of
office-bearers wants to wait until a final court verdict,
by Anil Giri (kh 12/05/2023) [Already
now, all his offices and functions should be resting
until the final clarification!]
General
secretaries plan Congress revolt. Will they succeed?
Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma are reportedly
considering radical options for the party’s
transformation, by Anil Giri (kp 10/05/2023)
NC
President Deuba calls a meeting of party’s top leaders
(rep 10/05/2023)
Former
Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand arrested : Khand's
personal secretary Narendra KC also arrested (kh
10/05/2023), Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam: Former Home Minister Khand
brought to Police Range for investigation (kh
10/05/2023)
Intra-party
row flares up in Nepali Congress (kh 09/05/2023)
Nepali
Congress youth leaders demand ideological overhaul after
election losses : Leaders criticise party chief Sher
Bahadur Deuba’s work approach, unilateral
decision-making, by Anil Giri (kp 06/05/2023)
NC
General Secretaries “working” to make party vibrant,
dynamic (kh 04/05/2023)
Generational
idiosyncrasy of Nepali Congress : To be relevant again,
the party must flush out the toxic residues of
Machiavellian politicking from its culture, by
Sucheta Pyakuryal (kp 03/05/2023)
NC
leader Koirala in S’pore amid intra-party conflict : PM
Dahal's India visit uncertain as the process of
procuring arms from China begins (kh 03/05/2023)
NC
should be enabled to fight alone in next election:
Koirala (kh 29/04/2023)
Byelection
mandate urges NC to review its decision and make
corrections: Dr. Shekhar Koirala (kh 26/04/2023)
Do
away with opportunists in the party: NC leader Koirala
(kh 17/04/2023)
NC
almost finalizes names of ministers : Cabinet expansion
in a day or two (kh 13/04/2023) [Please
take your time, there are still four and a half years
until the next elections! How are you going to get
through this time without infighting? There is nothing
else to do.]
Congress
factional dispute delays Cabinet expansion : Party’s
rival faction led by Shekhar Koirala unwilling to settle
for anything less than three ministries for its members
(kp 07/04/2023)
Did
intra-party tensions influence Gagan Thapa’s speech in
Tanahun? Gagan Thapa, an icon of Nepal’s republic
movement and liberal politics, delivered a speech in
Tanahun on Monday criticizing Dr Swarnim Waglé. His
close aides believe intraparty tensions and pressures
reflect in his speech (nlt 04/04/2023)
Congress
factions clash, delaying the pick of more ministers from
party : Confusion in Koirala camp with General Secretary
Thapa joining Sharma in suggesting Pradip Poudel’s name,
by Anil Giri (kp 02/04/2023)
NC
decides to support JSP Chairman Upendra Yadav in Bara-2
by-election (rep 02/04/2023)
NC’s
Shekhar faction reiterates demand of ‘dignified’
representation in govt (kh 31/03/2023), NC
calls CWC meeting to address dissenting voices (kh
01/04/2023)
Economist
Swarnim Wagle quits NC (kh 30/03/2023), Economist
Wagle quits Congress ‘after constant humiliation by the
Deubas’ : Wagle is said to have joined Rastriya
Swatantra Party and is set to contest Tanahun-1 seat,
by Anil Giri (kp 31/03/2023)
Hobson’s
choice for Nepali Congress: Continuity or change?
Nepal’s grand old political party Nepali Congress has a
choice whether to continue the wrong trends or start a
fresh beginning for a change. Its preference for the
ministerial positions will give an indication to the
future course of the party (nlt 26/03/2023), NC
“finalizes” names of five ministers: Source (kh
27/03/2023)
Many
ministerial aspirants inside Congress, by Pratik
Ghimire (ae 20/03/2023)
Chitwan
2 by-election: 11 names recommended from NC (rep
20/03/2023)
NC
to give of vote of confidence to PM Dahal and join govt
(kh 19/03/2023)
Congress
leaders jostle to lead party in government : NC
Vice-president Khadka, who had key role in hammering out
deal between Dahal and Deuba, could be frontrunner,
by Anil Giri (kp 19/03/2023)
NC
should be on ruling side prior to PM Dahal’s vote of
confidence: Gagan Thapa (kh 17/03/2023)
NC
instructs its MPs to vote for Vice Presidential
candidate Yadav (kh 15/03/2023) [There
can't be enough males in state functions!]
I
will not become a Minister now, will contest in PM when
time comes: Gagan Thapa (kh 12/03/2023)
General
Election 2079 and the Way Forward for NC, by Ganesh
Mandal (rep 11/03/2023)
NC
waiting for PM Dahal’s “gesture” to join government
(kh 28/02/2023)
NC
decides to field Ram Chandra Poudel as Presidential
candidate : To finalize presidential candidate (kh
25/02/2023)
Congress’
pick for President comes down to ‘Paudel v Sitaula’
contest : Party insiders say Ram Chandra Paudel is the
frontrunner, but Sitaula has the backing of Prime
Minister Dahal, by Anil Giri (kp 24/02/2023)
Congress
hopeful of securing presidency after Maoist Centre’s
decision : Congress leaders say Oli could propose Madhav
Nepal for new President to create division between Dahal
and Deuba (kp 21/02/2023) [The
failed old party leaders like Oli, Dahal and Deuba, are
desperate for a political figure from their coterie who
fits their personal ambitions for power.], NC
should nominate a neutral candidate, not political, as
presidential candidate: Shekhar Koirala (kh
21/02/2023)
Nepali
Congress ups the ante to secure presidency for the party
: Party spokesperson says Congress is ready to ensure
full-five year term to Pushpa Kamal Dahal if the Maoist
Center supports Congress in the presidential election
(nlt 18/02/2023)
Revitalizing
Nepali Congress : There should be a provision for
organizing programs to train the party activists and
make them efficient regarding the party's principle,
ideology, philosophy, policy, and program, by Ganesh
Mandal (rep 08/02/2023)
Supreme
Court seeks clarification from Parliament
Secretariat for recognizing NC as opposition
party (rep 08/02/2023)
NC
to support Maoist Center’s Aryal as NA Vice Chairperson
(kh 05/02/2023)
Eye
on presidential polls, Congress to meet parties out of
ruling coalition : Meeting today will also discuss the
vacant home minister position (kp 04/02/2023) [There are only two parties with one
MP each that do not support the government!?]
NC
to nominate candidate for Vice Chairman of the National
Assembly (rep 02/02/2023)
Deuba’s
own begin doubting his leadership : Supporters of the
Congress chief hold separate gatherings to discuss his
leadership and working style, by Anil Giri (kp
01/02/2023)
NC
will join the govt if the party is given Home Ministry:
Shashank Koirala, by Basanta Dhungana (rep
28/01/2023) [Is the NC now
gambling away its last shred of credibility? First the
party expresses its confidence to the government, then
it still wants to be the opposition and as soon as
another interesting ministry is vacant, it again wants
to join the government.]
Decide
and rue: Political predicament of Nepali Congress :
Nepali Congress has acquired the identity of the
opposition party but many are still asking how a party
that gives vote of confidence to the government still
remains an opposition (nlt 26/01/2023)
NC
supported the govt for national consensus: Dr Mahat
(rep 26/01/2023) [What a load of
bullshit!]
Losing
presidency will add to Deuba’s woes : Congress leaders
unsure prime minister will support their presidential
candidate despite Dahal’s tricky ties with Oli, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/01/2023)
Will
Congress get the presidency? Like the NC, the Maoist
party too is concerned about giving all vital
positions to the UML. Dahal is wary that UML leader
KP Sharma Oli could become all-powerful and sideline
him, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 25/01/2023)
Choice
before the Congress : The time has come for the Nepali
Congress to think beyond Sher Bahadur Deuba and his
coterie (kp 24/01/2023)
NC
On The Horns Of A Dilemma, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
24/01/2023)
NC
President Deuba proposes names of Poudel and Sitaula as
presidential candidate (kh 24/01/2023) [Thank
God, only male Khas Arya! They may only have a
population share of six per cent, but this justifies
their holding all responsible posts!], Congress
fixated on presidency, demands prompt vote for the top
post : The largest party is attempting to get Dahal’s
backing for its presidential candidate (kp
24/01/2023), Opposition
leader in parliament to get Rs 61,000 in monthly salary,
several other perks and benefits (rep 24/01/2023) [Deuba personally happy again?]
NC
to seek parties’ support for President (kh
23/01/2023) [Without naming a
potential candidate?]
Parliament
Secretariat grants NC main opposition party status
(kh 23/01/2023) [The main
opposition is a party that supports the PM!?], Despite
supporting the government, Nepali Congress gets status
of main opposition (nlt 23/01/2023) [This
is a laughing stock!]
Dr
Shekhar Koirala rues giving vote of confidence to PM
Dahal : Though few Congress leaders registered a note of
dissent against the party’s decision, all Congress
leaders had voted in favor of Prachanda on January 10,
rendering the government and parliament
‘opposition-less’ (nlt 23/01/2023), Koirala
faction says Congress trust vote to prime minister was a
mistake : Leaders also raise a question as to who leads
the faction—Koirala or Thapa, by Tika R Pradhan (kp)
NC’s
Koirala camp holds meeting at Battisputali (kh
22/01/2023), Meeting
of Koirala faction: NC could not move forward with a
clear vision (rep 22/01/2023)
NC
to consult JSP, Unified Socialist and LSP before
nominating candidacy for Speaker (kh 18/01/2023), NC
files lawmaker Ishwari Neupane’s name for Speaker
(kh 18/01/2023)
‘NC
backed this govt. to troubleshoot national challenges’
(kh 14/01/2023) [What stupid
talk! Whoever expresses confidence in a government is
not in opposition to it!]
epali
Congress preparing to contest President and Speaker
elections : The largest party has 89 seats in the House
and it will require an additional 50 votes to win the
Speaker race (kp 13/01/2023)
What
is he thinking? In his lust for power, Sher Bahadur
Deuba seems determined to take down Nepali Congress with
him (kp 12/01/2023), Congress
lieutenants fail to check boss : Thapa, Sharma and other
second-rung leaders opposed Deuba but could not rein him,
by Purushottam Poudel (kp 13/01/2023)
Four
NC lawmakers against giving vote of confidence to PM
Dahal (rep 10/01/2023), Division
in Congress adds interest to a foregone
conclusion : Deuba camp wants to support Dahal
during today’s vote of confidence, while the
rival faction is against the idea, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 10/01/2023) [A
functioning democracy requires a strong
opposition. A party that openly supports the
government is not an opposition!], Main
opposition concept comes into question : Congress
leaders say the party has lost moral ground to claim
opposition role after giving confidence vote to Dahal,
by Anil Giri (kp 11/01/2023), Plot
thickens as Nepali Congress gives Dahal vote of
confidence : Speculations rife of Deuba striking some
kind of tacit agreement with prime minister, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 11/01/2023)
Deuba’s
grip on Congress firm despite losing power : Revival
hope in doubt with leadership change unlikely soon,
by Purushottam Poudel (kp 09/01/2023)
Is
Deuba plotting a comeback? Some leaders in the Deuba
camp still believe that the NC could return to power,
others say the ship has already sailed, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 06/01/2023), NC
tries to revive alliance formed before Nov 20 election
as PM Dahal seeks trust vote (rep 07/01/2023) [??]
Deuba
intensifies talks with parties as PM Dahal prepares for
trust vote in parliament (rep 06/01/2023) [It's
all about personal power. Deuba would do better to
resign from all offices and leave this task to a younger
generation. This would be more credible.]
Tension
brewing in Congress with rival factions ready to spar :
Neither the Deuba camp nor opponents appear in a mood
for compromise before crucial central committee meeting,
by Anil Giri (kp 05/01/2023) [It
would not be the first time that Deuba has contributed
to a split in the NC for reasons of claiming power!]
Incredible
exit of Nepali Congress: Ways of resurrection, by
Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 03/01/2023)
NC
gen secys pledge to rejuvenate party (ht 01/01/2023)
[This is long overdue and
applies to the other parties as well!]
Deuba
must quit to save a sinking NC, interview with
Gururaj Ghimire, NC (ae 30/12/2022)
Deuba
in hot water, once again, by Pratik Ghimire (ae
29/12/2022)
Meeting
of NC’s disgruntled faction underway in Baluwatar
(kh 28/12/2022)
NC
will play constructive role as an opposition: Gagan
Thapa (kh 27/12/2022)
Deuba
should resign as party President and PP leader: Ghimire
(kh 26/12/2022), Congress
leaders seek answers after party’s abrupt exit from
power : Some accuse Deuba coterie members of misleading
the party chief, by Anil Giri (kp 27/12/2022), Double
whammy for NC. Courtesy: Maoist-UML alliance, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 17/12/2022)
‘I
contested parliamentary party leadership to keep
Congress alive’, interview with Gagan Thapa (kp
26/12/2022)
Gagan
Thapa bats for apolitical President : Says the Nepali
Congress should not stake claim to both prime minister
and President, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 23/12/2022)
Deuba
challengers to stay out of Cabinet, keep him honest :
The Thapa-Koirala camp’s strategy seems to be to keep a
close eye on the functioning of Sher Bahadur Deuba,
by Purushottam Poudel (kp 22/12/2022), Move
over, pops : Gagan Thapa may have lost the Congress
election, but he claimed a moral victory (kp
22/12/2022) [Gagan Thapa could
be the right reaction to the election result, unlike
failed politicians like Deuba, not to speak of Dahal!],
Respect
the Results of Change : In view of the demography and
the challenges facing the country, new leadership with
vitality and vision is the demand of the time and
passion of the people, by Chiranjibi Paudyal (rep
22/12/2022)
Gagan
Thapa lost the battle but that’s not an end of
story : Gagan Thapa lost the battle of
parliamentary party election in Nepali Congress
but observers say his candidacy means a lot for
Nepali Congress and politics at large, by
Mahabir Paudyal (nlt 21/12/2022)
Rival
faction in Nepali Congress to field Gagan Thapa for
parliamentary party leader : The meeting between two
leaders also came to a conclusion that Koirala would
propose Thapa for the election of PP leader (nlt
20/12/2022), NC
President Deuba registers nomination for PP leader
(kh 20/12/2022), Deuba
strong in parliamentary party as rival camp divided :
Congress president reportedly has support of 55
lawmakers while the Koirala-Thapa faction jointly has 34
members, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 20/12/2022) [Deuba obviously tried to secure his
majority in the parliamentary group through nominating
the PR deputies!], Deuba
elected Nepali Congress PP leader (kh 21/12/2022) [At
76, still the future and hope of the
party for the next five years? Poor
Nepal!],
NC
General Secretary Thapa announces he will not
join govt (kh 21/12/2022)
Kavre
NC recommends action against two central members accused
of betrayal in elections (rep 18/12/2022)
NC
leads new govt, Prachanda’s claim for premiership is
also natural: NC Spokesperson Mahat (kh 17/12/2022)
[Despite the widespread
manipulation of the elections thanks to the electoral
alliance of the ruling parties, the latter did not win
the elections. This result makes clear, the voters no
longer want a government of the same failed, aging
high-caste men!]
NC
senior leader Poudel seeks Deuba’s support for
premiership (kh 14/12/2022) [???]
Government
saddles Sheetal Niwas with disputed ordinance : Attempts
to rope in new coalition partners by pardoning convicted
criminals has come under withering criticism, even from
within Nepali Congress, by Anil Giri and Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 13/12/2022)
Can
Gagan Thapa beat Deuba in prime minister race? Nepali
Congress chief remains favourite as immediate change in
parliamentary party leadership looks unlikely, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 12/12/2022)
Wives,
cronies and company : Old parties’ leaders have given
more ammunition to those who argue that PR is
irredeemably corrupt (kp 12/12/2022)
NC
General Secretary Sharma opposes ordinance brought to
free Resham Chaudhary (kh 12/12/2022)
NC
picks 32 PR lawmakers (rep 10/12/2022), NC
finalizes names of 32 PR candidates for HoR (with
list) (kh 10/12/2022) [Nepotism
without any scruples!], NC submits name
list of selected HoR members under PR (kh
11/12/2022)
Ganging
up against Gagan Thapa : Sixteen days after
winning the parliamentary elections, Gagan Thapa
is facing hurdles within and outside the party
on his journey to becoming a parliamentary party
leader and future PM (nlt 08/12/2022) [The old failed leaders will
never change! They had their chance, but they
repeatedly failed to take it. Why on earth
should they try again?], Gagan
Thapa’s premiership bid, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 08/12/2022)
PM
Deuba seeks Dr Shashank’s support for parliamentary
party leader (kh 06/12/2022)
NC
seeks betrayers’ list through party’s discipline
committees (kh 04/12/2022)
New
government will provide political stability: Leader
Paudel (rep 04/12/2022) [Forget
your dream world! The governing coalition has not even
been able to preserve a simple majority. Political
stability is impossible in the coming years! The entire
guard of old politicians should resign immediately!]
NC
Leader Dr Bhandari goes for young generation’s
leadership (kh 02/12/2022)
Over
half a dozen prime ministerial aspirants in NC (rep
29/11/2022)
NC
leader Poudel starts wooing party leaders for
premiership (kh 27/11/2022) [The
country desperately needs young, dynamic and socially
inclusive political leaders, not old, failed male
Bahuns!], NC
leader Ram Chandra Poudel seeks Madhav Nepal’s support
for premiership (kh 28/11/2022) [Obviously
he has not understood these elections!]
Too
many PM hopefuls in Nepali Congress: Who will call the
shots? Sher Bahadur Deuba, Dr Shekhar Koirala, Gagan
Thapa, Ram Chandra Paudel, Dr Shashank Koirala and
Prakash Man Singh are the major aspirants. But it’s not
so easy (nlt 25/11/2022) [The
new PM should belong to a younger generation.
Consequently, only one of the mentioned can be
considered!]
Gagan
Thapa has tricky path to PM post : His party’s strength
in the House as well as fate of ruling coalition will be
decisive factors, by Anil Giri (23/11/2022), Is
new troika in the making in Congress? Many find the
prospect of Gagan Thapa, Bishwa Prakash Sharma and
Pradip Paudel joining hands fascinating, by Anil
Giri (kp 24/11/2022) [It would
be a welcome and long overdue change, but social
inclusion would still be lacking!], Young
hope : Do the young leaders have it in them to defeat
Deuba in the race for parliamentary party leader?
(kp 25/11/2022)
Prakash
Man Singh re-elected from Kathmandu-1 : Nepali Congress
leader won for the fourth time beating Rastriya
Prajatantra Party leader Rabindra Mishra by just 125
votes (nlt 22/11/2022), Gagan
Thapa elected from Kathmandu-4
Thapa has garnered 21,302 votes, while his nearest rival
Bhattarai secured 13,855 (nlt 22/11/2022), I’ll
start preparation for parliamentary party election:
Gagan Thapa (kh 22/11/2022), People
aspire to see new face in leadership: Gagan Thapa
(rn 22/11/2022)
NC
suspends three leaders for not supporting coalition
candidate (kh 19/11/2022)
People
want me to become the Prime Minister: Prakash Man Singh
(rep 16/11/2022)
Gagan
Thapa portrays himself as future PM, by Sunita Bhul
(kh 15/11/2022), The
generation Gagan : Why people of all walks want
Nepali Congress politician Gagan Thapa to win
November 20 election? (nlt 16/11/2022), Why
we need Gagan Thapa to lead Nepal : This
election, we have the opportunity to bring the
derailed system back on track. We have the
opportunity to replace the old and obsolete
leadership with energetic and visionary leaders
like Gagan Thapa, by Anoop Bikram Shahi (nlt
18/11/2022)
NC
takes action against five candidates for non-cooperation
with party (kp 14/11/2022)
Mohammad
Firdosh Alam is contesting elections on the back of his
murder-accused father’s influence : The Nepali Congress
candidate brushes off allegations against his father,
says leaders of rival parties have conspired against him,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 13/11/2022)
Gagan
Thapa will become the PM after the upcoming elections:
Economist Dr Wagle (rep 12/11/2022)
I
have no choice but to win elections to become PM: Gagan
Thapa (kh 09/11/2022)
NC
expels 74 people, including central member Dinesh
Koirala (kh 08/11/2022)
Nepali
Congress mum on secularism, vows to strengthen
federalism : The party’s manifesto says it will create
1.25 million job opportunities in the next five years,
if voted to power, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/10/2022) [A
party that is not clearly in favour of secularism is
against proper inclusion of all groups in society!],
Congress
pledges free healthcare, experts doubt its
implementation : The party has committed to increasing
insurance amount to Rs1 million from the existing
Rs100,000 (kp 30/10/2022), NC
pledges zero carbon emission in Nepal by 2045 (rep
30/10/2022) [???]
Congress
manifesto stresses national interest in foreign policy :
The grand old party is set to unveil the manifesto for
next month’s parliamentary and provincial elections on
Saturday, by Anil Giri (kp 29/10/2022), NC
unveils election manifesto (kh 29/10/2022), Nepali
Congress claims border dispute with China in its
official document : The existing border disputes with
both India and China will be solved through political
and diplomatic dialogues, states the manifesto of Nepali
Congress (nlt 29/10/2022), Pledges
to create 1.2 million jobs within 5 years (rn
29/10/2022) [Yawn! Always the
same empty election promises from the same failed
politicians!], What
Swarnim Waglé has to say on the manifesto unveiled by
Nepali Congress : “The manifesto issued by the Nepali
Congress conveys hope and inspiration to the younger
generation” (interview) (nlt 29/10/2022), NC
to establish museums in all seven provinces (kh
30/10/2022)
Rebel
candidates continue to be a headache for Nepali Congress
: The party asks them to withdraw from the race.
Congress members have also been inactive in
constituencies where alliance partners have fielded
candidates, by Anil Giri (kp 23/10/2022)
Contractors
with deep pockets are wading into electoral politics :
Among the parties, Nepali Congress has fielded most
contractors for first-past-the-post seats of lower house,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/10/2022)
Nepali
Congress seeks departure in manifesto for November
elections : The party’s blueprint for national
development will address issues of unemployment, social
justice, digitalisation, information technology and
economic growth, by Anil Giri (kp 15/10/2022))
Why
is Arzu Rana Deuba toiling away in Sudurpaschim
Province? Many people see it as her entry into full-time
politics, by DR Pant (kp 14/10/2022)
NC
expels rebel candidates for five years (rep
13/10/2022)
Nepal’s
parliament elections 2022: Nepali Congress denies ticket
to eminent economist Dr Swarnim Waglé
Waglé is recognized in Nepal as a public intellectual
and emerging leader looked up to by the younger
generation for his reformist credentials and
accomplishments (nlt 09/10/2022)
Congress
to field candidates in 90 federal seats : The Shekhar
Koirala-led dissident group has been arguing that the
party shouldn’t have settled for fewer than 100 seats,
by Purushottam Poudel (kp 09/10/2022), NC
fields 86 candidates for HoR election (With list)
(kh 09/10/2022)
NC
row: Koirala faction reiterates demand of 40 percent
share (kh 07/10/2022), Congress
camps close ranks with revision to proportional
candidacy : Koirala faction, which had demanded fairness
in candidate selection, gets 35 percent share, by
Purushottam Poudel and Nishan Khatiwada (kp 07/10/2022)
NC
to proceed with nominations of candidacies for FPTP
system (kh 04/10/2022), Nepali
Congress holding meeting to select candidates for Nov 20
elections (kh 06/10/2022)
NC
not to include recently-nominated central members in PR
list (kh 03/10/2022)
Congress
camps close ranks with revision to proportional
candidacy : Koirala faction, which had demanded fairness
in candidate selection, gets 35 percent share, by
Purushottam Poudel and Nishan Khatiwada (kp 03/10/2022)
NC
row: Disgruntled camp wants names of Arzu and Manju to
be removed from PR list (kh 30/09/2022), Time
has come for a rebellion in the party: NC Gen Secy Thapa
(kh 30/09/2022), NC
row: PR closed list dispute takes new shape (kh
01/10/2022) [Presumably Deuba
wants to build up his wife as a potential successor in
case he does have to give up his offices "in the distant
future" for reasons of age!], NC
office bearers’ meeting to revise the proportional list
(kh 01/10/2022)
NC’s
disgruntled camp to continue protest against party
leadership : Holding tea-reception as part of its
phase-wise struggle (kh 29/09/2022), Congress’
Koirala faction continues protest over PR candidacies :
They demand revision of the PR lists and 40 percent of
the party’s total candidacies for federal and provincial
elections (kp 29/09/2022, NC
Prez Deuba to give 30 percent ‘share’ to Shekhar-Gagan
camp (kh 29/09/2022), NC
leaders hold meeting to revise PR candidates’ list
(kh 29/09/2022)
EC’s
code of conduct not practical: NC spokesperson (rn
28/09/2022) [Just as the
constitution and laws?????]
NC’s
Koirala faction in Thamel to increase pressure
against PM Deuba (kh 26/09/2022), NC’s
disgruntled faction announces agitation program
(kh 26/09/2022), NC
row escalates as disgruntled camp announces
agitation (kh 27/09/2022), Congress
faction to drive a hard bargain on selection of
election candidates : A leader close to Deuba admits
that the establishment faction had been trying to
corner the Koirala-Thapa camp, by Anil Giri (kp
27/09/2022), NC
closely watching activities of Koirala faction:
Spokesperson Mahat (kh 27/09/2022), Rift
in NC over lists of PR candidates : The Koirala
faction has accused Deuba of ignoring deserving
candidates (ht 27/09/2022), Activities
of Shekhar faction lack discipline, party will take
action: NC Spokesperson Mahat (rep 27/09/2022) [Since its inception, the NC has
been a faction-prone party, like most of Nepal's
political parties. Moderation is urgently needed!],
NC
row: Preparations underway to “revise” PR
candidates’ list (kh 28/09/2022), Shekhar
faction staging protest at NC party office (rep
28/09/2022), Disgruntled
Koirala faction organizes sit-in at Sanepa (kh
28/09/2022)
Wish
to lead the country, says senior NC leader Paudel
(kh 25/09/2022)
NC
row: Koirala camp holding a gathering : "Strategy to
exert pressure on NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba"
(kh 24/09/2022), Congress’
Koirala camp ups the ante against Deuba : Leaders
from rival Shekhar Koirala camp accuse party
president of excluding their nominees on PR list,
by Anil Giri (kp 24/09/2022), NC
in trouble as disgruntled camp warns of rebellion
(kh 25/09/2022)
NC
leader Rana Deuba being fielded as PR candidate in
Nov 20 elections (kp 19/09/2022) [Nothing
against Ms Rana Deuba, but this smacks of nepotism.
Since the FPTP candidates are almost exclusively
male, the nomination of the prime minister's wife
for the PR list should already mean her safe
re-entry into the parliament.]
It’s
either 40 percent ticket share or poll boycott,
rival camp threatens Deuba : Leaders supporting
Koirala-Thapa faction voice their fears of the
Congress not fielding candidates from the camp,
by Anil Giri (kp 18/09/2022)
Candidate
hopefuls in Congress could rebel if party settles for
fewer seats, leaders and observers say : Dissidents
including Shekhar Koirala insist party should keep
around 100 lower house seats for itself, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 16/09/2022)
NC
restricts previous PR-elected lawmakers from becoming PR
candidates again (kh 15/09/2022) [NC,
CPN (MC) and all the other parties had better restrict
the previously directly elected politicians from running
again. After all, these predominantly male, high-caste
politicians are the ones responsible for the whole
misery of the state, not so much the MPs elected through
the PR system!]
Ruling
coalition is meant to ward off possible alliance against
NC, interview with Pradip Poudel (kh 12/09/2022)
NC
Madhesh Province decision not to accept the coalition
without 60 percent seats (kh 09/09/2022) [In
view of the poor performance of the NC in the previous
elections, such a demand is completely out of touch.
completely absurd! Regardless, candidates should be
chosen by the voters and not selected by party
politicians!]
rging
electoral alliance is NC’s unanimous decision:
Spokesperson Mahat (kh 04/09/2022)
Poudel
aspires to be prime minister after Thapa, as Deuba
unlikely to give way : Congress senior leader Ram
Chandra Poudel who lost 2017 polls, is making an all-out
effort to win this time. Insiders say aspirations are
fine but there’s party charter too, by Anil Giri (kp
04/09/2022) [Someone who at the
time blocked the work of the Constituent Assembly for
more than half a year just to satisfy his personal
desire to be Prime Minister for once is definitely not
qualified, although Deuba is no better!]
As
seat-sharing talks linger on, leaders tell Congress not
to settle for less than 100 seats : Deuba says the party
should be ready for some compromise to keep the
coalition intact, by Anil Giri (kp 01/09/2022)
“NC
will not share seats in its ‘stronghold’ constituencies”,
interview with Mohan Basnet (kh 30/08/2022)
Dispute
in Congress over election seats as leaders want a bigger
bite for the party : While Deuba appears ready for a
compromise, several leaders insist party should not
settle for less than 100 seats, by Nishan Khatiwada
(kp 28/08/2022) [more than 60
per cent of the candidates?]
NC
asks committees to recommend election candidates by
September 5 (kp 27/08/2022)
Democratic
Autocrat : Giving all authority of selecting candidates
to Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepali Congress has started a
hybrid democratic-autocratic practice (sp
19/08/2022)
NC
Prez Deuba nominates 10 women as central members (kh
16/08/2022) [Nominations are
always more democratic than elections!? According to
Clause 15 of the Political Party Act, the proportion of
women at all levels of a party should be at least
one-third. Moreover, almost all of the 10 women belong
to Tagadhari castes....]
Tarun
Dal demands President Bhandari’s resignation (kh
15/08/2022)
In
Congress, rival faction ups the ante seeking fair share
of seats for its leaders, by Anil Giri (kp
14/08/2022) [This is selfish in
the interest of the old failed and non-inclusive top
politicians. Adequate participation of women, Dalits and
other marginalised groups would be much more important!]
Electoral
alliance out of fear and compulsion: NC leader Poudel
(kh 14/08/2022)
NC
disgruntled faction led by Koirala faction demands 40
percent seats in Nov 20 elections (kh 13/08/2022)
NC
‘mandates’ party President Deuba for formal nomination
of candidates (kh 13/08/2022)
NC
President Deuba calls meeting of party leaders to
discuss seat allocation (kh 08/08/2022) [Democracy
looks different!]
Cadres
protest demanding NSU be given full shape (kh
08/08/2022)
Prakash
Man announces his desire to be PM to develop the country
(rep 06/08/2022)
Political
activism of the first lady: Towards better or worse?,
by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 26/07/2022)
A
cautious Congress keeps close eye on communists in view
of Dahal’s wiles : Maoist Centre chair’s active
initiatives to build a left alliance in the name of
socialist centre cause suspicion, with some wondering if
it’s former rebel leader’s latest subterfuge, by
Anil Giri (kp 26/07/2022)
NC
to forge an electoral alliance in parliamentary
elections to garner clear majority (kh 18/07/2022),
Congress
decides to fight upcoming elections under alliance :
Seat-sharing with coalition partners set to be tough as
it wants the lion’s share (kp 19/07/2022)
NC
President Deuba under fire for bypassing Koirala camp
(kh 17/07/2022), NC
President Deuba in hot water (kh 18/07/2022)
Electoral
alliance should be formed with minimal damage to NC:
Shekhar Koirala (kh 16/07/2022), NC
should consider electoral alliance: Leader Koirala
(kh 16/07/2022)
NC
makes public proposed hierarchy of office bearers,
members (kh 12/07/2022) [Since
most of these office bearers are male Tagadharis, their
continued control of the state is ensured!]
NC’s
disgruntled camp dubs electoral alliance “futile” : NC
holding CWC meeting even today (kh 12/07/2022)
Bill
related to Constitutional Council should be withdrawn:
Dr. Koirala (kh 11/07/2022)
Dr.
Shekhar Koirala faction holds separate meeting ahead of
office bearers’ meet (kh 10/07/2022)
Nepali
Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa breaks the
silence over alleged financial crime by Finance Minister
: Nepali Congress was criticized for embracing silence
to the alleged involvement of an outsider to change tax
rates in the fiscal policy by the Finance Minister
(nlt 04/07/2022)
Congress
camp puts pressure on Deuba, saying he failed in
governance and party : Leaders from rival faction worry
he is acting more like a chief of the five-party
coalition than party president, by Anil Giri (kp
03/07/2022), Simmering
discontent in NC : Political setback for Deuba, by
Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 04/07/2022)
NC’s
disgruntled faction charting out strategy to exert
pressure on party leadership (kh 30/06/2022), “Party
must convene CWC meeting and review local election” : We
are urging the party president to fulfill his leadership
responsibilities, interview with Dila Sangraula (kh
30/06/2022), NC
Prez Deuba under pressure; disgruntled faction holding
meeting even today (kh 01/07/2022), Congress’
Koirala camp blasts Deuba for poor leadership,
government irregularities : Deuba camp dismisses charges
as a pressure tactic aimed at securing more positions
for dissidents in party bodies, by Anil Giri (kp
01/07/2022)
Deuba’s
six months as Congress chief: Success in polls but party
left in disarray : Party yet to form several committees
and departments while many central committee positions
are still vacant. Insiders say leadership failed to
adhere to party charter, by Anil Giri (kp
10/06/2022) [All Nepali
political parties lack democratic structures and
processes. They are under the authoritarian control of
ageing and failed high-caste male politicians who cling
to their posts, disregard the diversity of society and
deny the participation of women, youth and migrants!]
Local
election results satisfactory; now time to prepare for
general election: Gagan Thapa (kh 25/05/2022)
NC
cadres thrash central member after party’s ward chair
candidate lost in his ward (kh 17/05/2022)
A
left turn Congress is taking as the party attempts to
counter communist forces : The grand old party, which
believed in free and open market policy, is now toeing
the line leftist forces followed, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 08/05/2022)
Arzu
under fire for her remarks to stop grants where Congress
loses : Analysts say her remarks reflect a lack of
understanding of how the state functions, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 07/05/2022) [This is
not only offensive, it is criminal and corrupt!]
Chitwan
NC members resign en masse (rep 07/05/2022)
Nepali
Congress takes action against rebel candidates (nlt
06/05/2022) [It would be better
to take action against the so-called party leaders who
disregard the democratic rights of citizens and local
party politicians!], NC,
Sankhuwasabha, takes action against 23 rebel candidates
(kh 06/05/2022)
Excessive
focus on Bharatpur mayoral race may cost Nepali Congress
dearly : Deuba is bending over backwards to save the
alliance, irking party members no end, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 05/05/2022)
Nepali
Congress in turmoil as alliance politics chafes scores
of local leaders : Insiders say leaders and cadres in
lower committees deprived of their right to speak up,
by Anil Giri (kp 28/04/2022) [The
party leaders' understanding of democracy is exactly the
opposite of democracy!], Deuba
urges ‘rebel’ NC leaders and cadres to withdraw their
candidacies (rep 28/04/2022) [Local
politicians should not be called rebels just because
they stand up for democracy and federalism, which are
disregarded by the party leadership!], Ruling
alliance directs rebel candidates to withdraw
candidacies : Nepali Congress is making a last-ditch
effort to appease Jagannath Poudel who has filed an
independent candidature against Renu Dahal in Bharatpur
Metropolis to withdraw his candidacy (nlt
29/04/2022) [Nepal is a federal
state. The national party leadership cannot issue
directives in this regard, at best recommendations!],
Rebel
candidates, supporters and seconders will be expelled if
their candidacies are not withdrawn: NC (rep
29/04/2022)
Irregularities
in NC ticket distribution: Shekhar (ht 28/04/2022)
Congress
faces revolt in grassroots bodies over seat-sharing
decision : Disgruntled leaders and cadres in several
units vow to defy alliance and contest local elections
as independents, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/04/2022) [The top politicians of all major
parties continue to practise the centralist state!]
Discontent
brews in Congress after allies finalise seat-sharing for
17 major cities : A section in the party and observers
denounce alliance politics, saying such a practice
shrinks democratic space, by Anil Giri (kp
21/04/2022) [Nepal is a federal
state in which the national party leadership can only
make recommendations to the local party level, but
should not impose any directives, especially regarding
the nomination of local election candidates and
electoral alliances!], Biratnagar
NC to defy ruling coalition’s decision : To contest
polls without alliance (kh 21/04/2022)
Pre-local
election dynamics in Nepal : Theory and reality, by
Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 20/04/2022)
NC
sets up 'province desk' at party office (kh
19/04/2022)
NC
Stands To Benefit From Poll Alliance : Having allied
with the ultra-rightist party of Kamal Thapa's RPP-Nepal
and pro-Christian party, Nepal Pariwar Dal, Oli has made
his intentions clear, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
19/04/2022)
NC’s
Joshi faction to forge electoral alliance with UML in
Tanahun (kh 17/04/2022), NC
flexible on poll alliance, to have no truck with UML
(ht 17/04/2022) [??], CPN-UML
to support Joshi's son (ht 18/04/2022) [Here,
too, nothing more than flawless nepotism!]
Local
level free to use discretion regarding electoral
alliance: NC Gen Secy Thapa (kh 16/04/2022), NC
cadres against electoral alliance in local election:
Leader Thapa (kh 18/04/2022)
NC
Gen Secy Sharma questions govt’s decision to suspend
governor (kh 15/04/2022)
NC
endorses election manifesto (kh 14/04/2022) [Local
elections do not so much need a party manifesto at the
central level. They are primarily about the local
concerns and interests of the voters, and these vary
widely from region to region. The same applies logically
to electoral alliances.], Electoral
alliance will not serve NC’s interest: Gen Secy
Thapa (kh 14/04/2022)
Congress
leader Shashank Koirala asked to furnish clarification
over his Rs60 million remark : The amount spent is much
higher than the ceiling of Rs2.5 million set for an
individual candidate (kp 11/04/2022), Shashank
gets EC show cause notice (ht 12/04/2022)
Action
against governor causes unease among Congress leaders :
Leaders say the party has been dragged into Maoist
agenda and the uncalled for decision could backfire,
by Anil Giri (kp 10/04/2022)
NC
leader Koirala warns against forging electoral alliance
with Maoist (kh 06/04/2022)
NC
directs district committees not to hurry in finalizing
local election candidates (kh 05/04/2022)
Congress
comes up with formal decision on poll alliance : Members
of rival Nepal Congress faction fear that alliance with
communists could harm the party’s voter base, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/03/2022)
Nepali
Congress to take a final call on electoral alliance
today (nlt 29/03/2022), Nepali
Congress set to decide today in favour of poll alliance
: Party dissidents say Deuba is more driven by his
desire to secure his next term as prime minister than
safeguard the long-term future of the party, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 29/03/2022) [Like
all the other old top politicians, Deuba is not the
future of NC. But thanks to the direct election system,
an electoral alliance of other parties could once again
throw the NC back into irrelevance!], Coalition
or no coalition? NC in debate and discussion, by
Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 29/03/2022), NC
decides to form electoral alliances based on local
circumstances and needs (kh 29/03/2022), Nepali
Congress decides to partner with some communist forces
for local elections (nlt 29/03/2022)
To
form election alliance or not: NC in a Hamletian dilemma
: Will today's CWC meeting take call on it? (kh
28/03/2022)
Koirala-led
NC faction assembling against appointments of NSU, NTD
presidents (kh 28/03/2022), NC
leaders warn of protest if Shekhar Koirala camp not
accommodated in parliamentary committee (kh
29/03/2022), Shekhar's faction in NC continues its protest
against Deuba (ht 29/03/2022) [Long
may the disunited NC continue to nurture internal power
struggles!]
NC
CWC members pile pressure on President Deuba to contest
polls without alliance : NC holding CWC meeting even
today (kh 27/03/2022)
Congress
leaders want poll alliance for local polls on needs
basis : Other members of the ruling coalition have been
waiting for an official decision by Nepali Congress
central working committee on an electoral alliance for
upcoming elections, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
26/03/2022), Nepali
Congress leaders favour poll alliance in CWC meet,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/03/2022)
NSU,
Tarun Dal stage protest against PM Deuba : Koirala
faction is irked by party president's recent nomination
(ht 26/03/2022) [Nepotism,
undemocratic party statutes and non-inclusive
nominations instead of elections are the typical
features of all political parties and their factions!]
NC
off to a fashionably late start to finalize candidates
for local level election, by Sanjeev Nepal (kh
25/03/2022)
Poudel
group stresses need to form alliance in local polls
(kh 25/03/2022)
NC
forming parliamentary board to select candidates : Calls
CC meeting on Friday (kh 24/03/2022) [What
kind of democracy is this? Local candidates must of
course be decided by the local party base, not the
central level. This sounds like nepotism again!]
I
will contest elections from Kailali-5: Dr Arzu Deuba
(kh 24/03/2022) [This should be
decided by the party base in Kailali 5, not from above.
Furthermore, obviously not enough family members of the
top politicians can sit in parliament!]
Alliance
not necessary if party gets united: NC leader Koirala
(kh 23/03/2022) [If other
parties form an alliance, even a unified NC could face
problems like in 2017. And CPN (MC) and CPN (US)
probably need an alliance to survive!]
Dismissive
statements on interpretive declaration casting shadow on
credibility of Congress leaders : Observers argue that
though the interpretive declaration on MCC Compact does
not have legal validity, it is disingenuous of the
political leaders to dismiss the document which helped
pave the way for MCC implementation (nlt 15/03/2022)
Nepali
Congress door-to-door election campaigning begins today
(nlt 13/03/2022)
NC
must forge an electoral alliance to ensure success: PM
Deuba (kh 10/03/2022)
Party
to take action against those involving in defeating
official candidates: NC Veep Gurung (kh 09/03/2022)
[Democracy is when the party
leadership selects the candidates and the party base is
not allowed to have a say!]
NC
conducting door-to-door campaign targeting local
election (kh 08/03/2022)
Nepali
Congress Emerges Stronger, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
08/03/2022)
NC
Spokesperson Dr Mahat rules out electoral alliance among
ruling partners (kh 02/03/2022)
Maoist
Center and Unified Socialist must quit govt if they vote
against MCC: NC leader Thapa (kh 22/02/2022) [But then the Deuba government would
also be finished and possibly KP Oli would be brought
back to power and that must be prevented at all costs!]
Election
alliance as per need: General Secretary Thapa (kh
15/02/2022)
Prakash
Sharan Mahat appointed Nepali Congress spokesperson : A
former minister, the Congress central member is
considered close to party President Deuba (kp
07/02/2022)
UML
will help NC if proposal to impeach speaker tabled:
Secretary Rayamajhi (kh 03/02/2022) [???]
Congress
forms 37-member central work execution committee : The
mechanism, as powerful as the Central Working Committee,
will take up the issue of local election and its date
(kp 28/01/2022), Congress
forms 37-member central work execution committee : As
per party charter, the central work execution committee
exercises the authority of the Central Working
Committee, but decisions taken by CWEC have to be
approved by the CWC, by Anil Giri (kp 29/01/2022)
Confusion
in Nepali Congress over polls, particularly local
elections : Deuba is in a fix as he feels obliged to
coalition partners while he faces pressure from his own
party leaders, by Anil Giri (kp 23/01/2022)
Nepal’s
ruling party Nepali Congress asks New Delhi to
immediately stop road construction in the Lipulekh area
: Nepali Congress has categorically claimed that
Lipulek, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani are Nepal’s territory
and India should respect historical evidence (nlt
15/01/2022)
'Foreign
aid with unreasonable conditions unacceptable' Nepali
Congress General Secretary Bishwo Prakash Sharma said he
is against taking foreign assistance by accepting
unreasonable conditions (ht 07/01/2022)
NC
leader Koirala asks Deuba the criteria of nominating
central members (kh 05/01/2022), Koirala
faction to up the ante if qualified leaders sidelined
(kh 06/01/2022), Koirala
faction ups ante against Deuba : Rejects alliance with
any party in the upcoming elections, by Anil Giri
(kp 06/01/2022), NC
will contest upcoming polls alone, says Koirala (kh
08/01/2022), NC
has endorsed my political agenda, says Dr. Koirala
(rn 09/01/2022)
We
want justice, won’t bargain for power sharing: Gagan
Thapa (kh 05/01/2022)
NC
Gen Secy Thapa vows to end factionalism in party (kh
04/01/2022)
NC
President Deuba nominates 10 central members, including
senior leader Poudel (kh 01/01/2022) [And
what is democratic about this approach? The selected
persons are not socially inclusive either!], NC
Prez Deuba nominates three more leaders to CWC : Gurung,
Poudel and Shahi have been made central members today
(kh 02/01/2022), Deuba
nominates ‘defeated leaders’ to central committee
(rep 02/01/2022) [Quite
obviously, he wants to ensure that there continues to be
no generational change under his leadership!], Deuba
accused of nominating only supporters to Congress
central committee : Among 13 nominated, just two, or
mere 15 percent, are women, by Binod Ghimire (kp
03/01/2022)
NC
General-Secy Thapa stresses on the need to connect
society with children (rep 27/12/2021)
NC’s
Road Ahead After General Convention, by Birendra
Madai (rn 27/12/2021)
NC
politics: Factionalism exists, rank and file are
“clientelistic” loyalties, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh
27/12/2021)
Dahal
resigns from executive director of NC policy institute
(kh 27/12/2021)
Everyone
Will Be Represented In Party - PM Deuba (rn
25/12/2021) [This will only be
the case when the proportion of male Bahuns and Chhetris
at all levels of the party is reduced to no more than 15
per cent in total and the seats hitherto occupied by
them are given to members of all other sections of
society in proportion to their share of the population!
Incidentally, this applies to all political parties!]
Dr.
Shekhar Koirala ranked 20th in NC order of precedence
(kh 25/12/2021)
Authorities
sit on probe report as Banke activists’ sit-in nears
month : One of the accused, former Constituent Assembly
member Badshah Kurmi is contesting for Banke district
president of the ruling Nepali Congress, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 24/12/2021)
How
the Nepali Congress finds its way depends now on how
Deuba behaves : Party president has emerged as even
stronger leader, he should be accommodative and more
liberal, insiders say, by Anil Giri (kp 24/12/2021)
NC
To Get A Boost, by Mukti Rijal (rn 23/12/2021) [This sounds a bit euphoric. The
power structures of this socially still non-inclusive
party have not changed that much, at least in very
modest ways!]
NC
jamboree fails to give message of inclusion, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 22/12/2021)
New
faces of hope in Nepali Congress: Will they be able to
live up to their promise? Analysts say Gagan Thapa and
Bishwa Prakash Sharma must keep themselves away from the
entrenched interest groups within Nepali Congress, while
at the same time never deviating from reform agendas,
by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 21/12/2021), Next
generation Nepali Congress : Many of these young leaders
started their political careers after restoring
democracy in 1990, by Achyut Wagle
(kp21/12/2021), NC
Turns Over A New Leaf, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
21/12/2021)
Dila
Sangraula top among central members (Women Open
category) (kh 21/12/2021) [The
open category is obviously only for Tagadharis. Somehow
the non-inclusive character of the NC has to be ensured!!],
Binod
Chaudhary wins NC Central Member post securing popular
vote (kh 21/12/2021), Nepal’s
richest man in Nepali Congress courts controversies,
raises moral questions (nlt 21/12/2021)
16
new faces elected in NC’s Central Working Committee from
open category (rep 20/12/2021)
NC
Gen Secy Sharma decides to resign from spokesperson
(kh 20/12/2021)
‘Consent
of ruling alliance necessary to proceed towards MCC’
(kh 19/12/2021)
NC
leader Shekhar Koirala becomes party central member as
per party statute (kh 19/12/2021)
Can
Congress Create Charisma?, by Atindra Dahal (rep
18/12/2021)
Chitra
Lekha Yadav from Deuba panel elected CWC member (kh
18/12/2021), Arjun
Jang Bahadur Singh elected as NC CWC member (backward
area) (kh 18/12/2021), Seven
of 13 NC office bearers from Deuba camp (ht
18/12/2021)
Congress’
Deuba group wins eight of 13 office bearer positions :
Counting of votes for Central Working Committee members
is underway, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 18/12/2021)
The
Young Turks of Congress : Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash
Sharma win general secretary posts, heralding a change
in the grand old party, by Anil Giri (kp 17/12/2021)
Upadhyaya,
Pariyar and Angdambe elected NC joint general
secretaries (nlt 17/12/2021), Dina
Upadhyaya elected NC Joint General Secretary (women)
(kh 16/12/2021), Bhishma
Raj Angdembe from Deuba panel elected NC Joint General
Secretary (Adivasi/Janajati) (kh 17/12/2021), Jeevan
Pariyar from Koirala faction elected NC Joint General
Secretary (Dalit) (kh 17/12/2021), Farmullah
Mansur elected NC joint general secretary from Muslim
cluster (kp 17/12/2021)
Party
in need of change: What next for Deuba and Nepali
Congress? Deuba won the presidency in Nepali Congress
but he has failed to come up with agendas and visions to
set up the future political course for the party, by
Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 16/12/2021), Same
old faces : The truth of the matter is that back door
dealings are an open secret (kp 16/12/2021)
Gagan
Thapa, Bishwa Prakash Sharma elected NC general
secretaries (nlt 16/12/2021), Khadka,
Gurung elected NC Vice Presidents (nlt 16/12/2021)
NC
Gen Convention: All results to be out by Dec 20 : Vote
count for office-bearers to begin from today itself
(kh 15/12/2021)
Sher
Bahadur Deuba is reelected Nepali Congress President :
Deuba defeated Shekhar Koirala by 907 votes to get
reelected as party chief for the second time in a row, by
Ashim Neupane and Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 15/12/2021), NC
Gen Convention: Deuba re-elected Nepali Congress
President (kh 15/12/2021), Sher
Bahadur Deuba defeats Shekhar Koirala to reclaim
Congress president post : The leader is faced with a
host of challenges—from giving a direction to the party
to leading it to the next elections, by Anil Giri
(kp 15/12/2021)
Can
Congress elect new leadership to bring the party back
into the reckoning? As delegates vote, insiders and
observers say the grand old party must reinvent and
revamp itself—both on ideological and organisational
fronts, by Anil Giri (kp 14/12/2021)
Second
round of election for Nepali Congress’ presidency : As
none of the four candidates secured more than 50 percent
of votes, Nepali Congress delegates have to vote again
to choose the party’s president (nlt 14/12/2021), Singh
and Nidhi’s role decisive in electing president as NC
goes for second round of voting (kh 14/12/2021), Deuba
most likely to win presidential poll as Singh and Nidhi
vow support for him (kh 14/12/2021), Kalyan
Gurung to support Deuba in second round of voting
(kh 14/12/2021)
NC
Gen Convention: Candidates asking for votes as voting
delayed (kh 13/12/2021), NC
leader Shekhar Koirala makes his panel public (with
list) (kh 13/12/2021), NC
Gen Convention: Voting begins to elect new leadership
(kh 13/12/2021), Journalists
misbehaved at NC General Convention; photojournalists
put down cameras (kh 13/12/2021), NC
14th General Convention: 600 votes cast till 2 pm
(kh 13/12/2021), NC
14th General Convention: 878 votes cast so far (rep
13/12/2021), NC
General Convention: Election committee extends voting
hour till 9 pm (kh 13/12/2021)
Congress
set to see four-way contest for party top post : Old
equations break down after rapid change in party
dynamics on nomination day as the grand old party
prepares to vote to elect new leadership for next four
years, by Anil Giri and Tika R Pradhan (kp
12/12/2021), NC
General Convention: 58 candidates withdraw candidacies
from central members (nlt 12/12/2021), Neupane
withdraws candidacy from NC President, five leaders
still in the fray : Neupane announces to support Dr.
Koirala (kh 12/12/2021), Sixty
candidates, including a Presidential candidate, withdraw
candidacies : Surendra Chaudhary withdraws candidacy
from the post of Joint Gen Secy (kh 12/12/2021), NC
leader Meen Vishwakarma withdraws candidature for
central member (kh 12/12/2021), NC
14th General Convention: Leaders and cadres busy seeking
votes (kh 12/12/2021), We
all will unite against PM Deuba in second phase of
election: Bimalendra Nidhi (kh 12/12/2021), We
have to take the shortcomings in the party seriously and
move forward: Poudel (rep 12/12/2021)
NC
14th Convention : Will It Take Socialist Course?, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 12/12/2021) [No,
the NC only calls itself socialist. In reality, it is a
party clearly to the right of centre with conservative
elements that question the most important achievements
of today's constitution, such as the republic and
secularism!]
I
Should Win The Party Presidency In Present
Circumstances: NC President Deuba (rn 12/12/2021) [Kina? You should lead the current
government until the next elections, but you don't have
to be party president as well. Germany has just elected
a new chancellor who will continue not to be the chair
of his party! The new leader must stand for the
democratic and socially inclusive future of the party
and you are not doing that!]
PM
Deuba urges senior leader Poudel not to retire from
politics (kh 12/12/2021) [It
is high time for you both to say goodbye to political
leadership roles!]
Congress
convention: No ideological debate, just kerfuffle : The
grand old party seeks transformation but the gathering
is purely technical to elect new leadership without any
discussions on programmes, principles, goals, by
Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp 11/12/2021), NC’s
General Convention Day 2: Candidates register
nominations, canvass for votes : Candidates are
scheduled to register their nominations by 5 pm today.
The voting for the new working committee will take place
on Sunday (nlt 11/12/2021), NC
general convention: Namelist of 4,743 representatives
released (kh 11/12/2021), NC
leader Singh filing nomination for presidency after
unveiling concept paper today (kh 11/12/2021), NC
leader Sujata Koirala joins Singh’s camp, announces
candidacy for vice president (kh 11/12/2021), NC
leader Gurung registers nomination for presidency
(kh 11/12/2021), Deuba
faction in the soup: Spokesperson Sharma not to back off
from Gen Secy’s race (kh 11/12/2021), Gachchhadar
and Khadka picked for vice presidents from Deuba panel :
Candidate for gen secy yet to be finalized (kh
11/12/2021), NC
leader Shekhar Koirala finalizes his panel : Dr. Koirala
enjoys support of senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel
(kh 11/12/2021), Dr
Shekhar Koirala and his panel members register
nominations (rep 11/12/2021), Dr
Shekhar Koirala's leadership a must to transform Nepali
Congress: Gagan Thapa (rep 11/12/2021), NP
Saud distancing himself from Deuba camp : Assures
Shashank Koirala to be with him (kh 11/12/2021), Shashank
Koirala rejects NC President Deuba’s offer for the post
of Vice-President (kh 11/12/2021), Mahesh
Acharya registers nomination for NC Vice-President
(kh 11/12/2021), Senior
leader Ram Chandra Poudel pulls out of race amid
Congress convention : Issuing a statement, the aspirant
for the top post said he decided to stay away from the
competition in view of the ‘evolving situation’ in the
party (kp 11/12/2021), General
Secretary’s aspirant NC Spokesperson Sharma joins leader
Singh’s panel (kh 11/12/2021), Rapid
dynamics change in Congress as nominations are being
filed : Dissatisfaction grows in the Deuba camp after
one general secretary post offered to Sitaula group
(kp 11/12/2021), PM
Deuba registers candidature for NC President (kh
11/12/2021), Deuba
and his team file nominations : Bijay Kuamar Gacchadar
and Purna Bahadur Khadka are vice president candidates.
Pradip Paudel and Prakash Sharan Mahat vying for general
secretary posts (kp 11/12/2021), Veep
Nidhi files nomination for NC president : Nidhi's panel
includes Divyeshwori Shah as vice president candidate
and Rajaram Karki as general secretary candidate (kh
11/12/2021), Six
leaders, including PM Deuba, in the fray for NC
presidency : Deadline for filing nominations expires at
5 pm (kh 11/12/2021), Yuvaraj
Neupane files candidacy for NC prez (rep
11/12/2021), Leaders
Khand, Karki and Lekhak register candidacy for NC’s
central members (rep 11/12/2021), Industrialist
Chaudhary files candidacy for NC central member (kh
11/12/2021), 39
candidates vying for 13 posts of office bearers (kh
11/12/2021), NC
General Convention: Six leaders file candidacies for
President (nlt 11/12/2021)
NC’s
14th General Convention kicks off in Kathmandu : There
are 4,700 representatives for the General Convention who
will elect new leadership during the three-day event
(nlt 10/12/2021), Chaos
in Congress as convention kicks off : Factions busy in
last-minute haggling. While Deuba camp has its own
challenges, the Poudel camp struggles to find a common
candidate for the top post, by Anil Giri (kp
10/12/2021)
New
faces should come forward for NC leadership: Defence
Minister Rijal (rep 10/12/2021)
Poudel
faction to meet again at 5 pm to decide on a consensus
Presidential candidate (kh 10/12/2021), I
will give up my bid for NC presidency if Deuba accepts
Paudel as unanimous candidate for party president: Nidhi
(rep 10/12/2021)
NC
President Deuba faction fails to finalize office
bearers’ list : Agree to meet again in the evening
(kh 10/12/2021)
Mahottari
Constituency 3 NC delegates not to participate in 14th
General Convention (kh 10/12/2021)
Gagan
Thapa announces candidacy for NC General Secretary
(rep 09/12/2021)
'Dr
Shekhar Koirala has not given up his presidential bid'
(rep 09/12/2021)
We
will select leadership by consensus to the extent
possible: Deuba (rep 09/12/2021) [In
a democratic party, the entire party leadership should
be elected by the representatives of the members and not
selected by the old leadership and presented for nodding
off!], Senior
leader Poudel not to attend NC Central Committee meeting
(kh 09/12/2021), Deuba
backtracks on his plan to add three Joint General
Secretaries and 58 CWC members as rival faction stands
opposed to it (rep 09/12/2021), NC’s
CC meeting concludes by endorsing three proposals
(rep 09/12/2021)
NC
Gen Convention: To hold election for party leadership on
December 13 (kh 08/12/2021), NC
14th General Convention: Party advised to focus on
political and ideological discourse (kh 08/12/2021)
NC’s
Poudel faction fails to pick a common presidential
candidate (kh 08/12/2021), NC’s
Poudel faction making last-ditch effort to pick a common
presidential candidate today (kh 09/12/2021), I
won’t back off from presidential race, says NC leader
Singh (kh 09/12/2021)
NC’s
14th general convention: Priority on leadership than
policy (kh 08/12/2021), With
two days to go before NC Gen Convention, eight leaders
staking claim for leadership (kh 08/12/2021)
With
three days to go, disputes cast doubt over NC central
general convention : "Central convention will be held to
the extent possible" (kh 07/12/2021)
NC
books 3,800 beds for representatives as 14th Gen
Convention nears (kh 07/12/2021)
NC
leaders of Poudel faction agree to field common
candidate (kh 06/12/2021), Pressure
mounts on Poudel camp as Deuba maintains confidence :
Insiders say Congress could see some rapid changes in
dynamics before the convention slated next week, by
Anil Giri (kp 07/12/2021)
NC
Gen Convention: Deuba faction wins provincial leadership
in 3, Poudel: 2 and Sitaula: 1 (kh06/12/2021)
NC
Province Convention: Nomination being filed in all seven
provinces today, election tomorrow (kh 03/12/2021)
Competition
heats up in Congress in lead up to general convention :
No dearth of aspirants in the grand old party that has a
history of factionalism. As of now, it’s a close fight
between Deuba and Poudel camps, by Anil Giri (kp
02/12/2021)
NC
Conventions in disputed districts postponed (kh
02/12/2021), NC
to hold convention of 16 districts after General
Convention (kh 02/12/2021)
PM
Deuba urges youth leaders not to hurry in taking the
party leadership : PM Deuba says Subarna Shumsher’s
loyalty to democracy never diminished (kh
30/11/2021) [The youth must be
taken into responsibility in the interest of the party's
future! The old leaders like Deuba, Paudel a.o. have
failed to often]
NC
district convention: Deuba and Poudel factions in neck
to neck competition (with list) (kh 30/11/2021) [Both belong to the failed generation
of the past, they are not the future! If the party
leadership continues to prevent a comprehensive
generational change in this fundamental crisis of Nepal,
it is bad for both the NC and the country!]
NC
publicises revised calendar of events for provincial and
central general convention (rep 30/11/2021)
Nepali
Congress and the dynastic conundrum : Pursuit of
fulfilling self-interest usually results in moral
corruption, abuse of authority and misgovernance, by
Sambridh Ghimire (kp 29/11/2021)
Unity
a must among those who want new leadership in NC: Thapa
(rep 27/11/2021)
Party
conventions of NC, UML : Competition of old and new
leadership, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 25/11/2021)
Veep
Nidhi declares candidacy for NC President (kh
25/11/2021)
Seven
injured as fire goes in NC Pyuthan vote count center
(kh 24/11/2021)
Not
VP, my candidacy is for the post of party President:
Gopal Man Shrestha (kh 22/11/2021)
Five
NC cadres injured in clash in Rupandehi (kh
20/11/2021)
NC’s
Province Assembly Conventions being held today : Around
9,000 leaders to be elected (kh 19/11/2021)
As
Congress mega meet nears, president hopefuls are waiting
for district results : Leaders say presidential contest
will go into a runoff between Deuba and someone from the
Poudel faction, by Anil Giri (kp 18/11/2021)
NC
Gen Secy Koirala to run for party president in 14th
General Convention (kh 17/11/2021)
NC
President Deuba “not in favor of electoral alliance”
with other parties (kh 15/11/2021)
NC
leader Singh expresses dissatisfaction over Deuba
holding CWC meeting at his residence (rep
15/11/2021)
NC
set to hold 14th Gen Convention on Dec 10-12; schedule
to remain unchanged (kh 11/11/2021)
NC
leader Singh rules out relevancy of political mechanism
(kh 10/11/2021)
We
will endorse MCC Compact agreement through majority
votes in parliament: General Secretary Koirala (rep
10/11/2021)
NRNA’s
brush with politics : The Nepali Congress’s
interference in the NRNA’s internal matters
is deplorable, by Naresh Koirala (kp 05/11/2021)
No
possibility for early election: Gagan Thapa (rep
04/11/2021)
NC
leadership needs transformation, not generational
transition: Senior leader Poudel (kh 01/11/2021) [All parties are in urgent need of a
generational change, away from the ageing and failed
generation of politicians. And this is especially true
for the NC!]
Sujata
Koirala announces her candidacy for NC President
(rep 01/11/2021)
Congress
youth leaders call for political intervention to clean
up mess in judiciary : Leaders close to Prime Minister
Deuba say the independence of judiciary should be
honoured and Supreme Court should resolve the crisis on
its own. Parties in the ruling coalition are also
largely in favour of letting the court find its way out,
by Anil Giri (kp 30/10/202) [Nepal's party politicians have never respected the
independence of the judiciary. On the contrary, they are
in many ways responsible for the current crisis!],
NC
young Turks for cleaning up judiciary : 'NC should back
those fighting against acts that undermined basic norms
of democracy, justice' (ht 30/10/2021)
PM
Directs NC Poll Body To Prepare Calendar For Dec-15
Convention (rn 27/10/2021), Nepali
Congress’ General Convention proposed for Dec 13 to 16
(kh 27/10/2021)
Mandamus
safeguards Constitution, democracy: PM Deuba : PM Deuba
says SC should resolve problems seen in judiciary
(kh 27/10/2021)
Discussion
continues between NC Election Committee and the office
bearers (kh 26/10/2021)
NC
likely to postpone gen convention by one and a half
months (kh 25/10/2021), NC
Election Committee begins discussion on new schedule of
General Convention (kh 25/10/2021), Congress
set to postpone general convention again : Some leaders
say convention by mid-December is not certain,
even more so if the country goes to early polls, by
Anil Giri (kp 27/10/2021)
NC
Senior leader Poudel rules out possibility of early
election (kh 23/10/2021)
Call
to make NC general convention amicable (kh
23/10/2021)
NC
leader Thapa “displeased” with government’s functioning
(kh 22/10/2021)
NC
leader Singh requests Deuba, Poudel to opt for
retirement from politics (kh 22/10/2021) [This
is extremely urgent, but you yourself are also part of
the generation that has to be replaced by a younger one!]
NC’s
Gen Convention likely to be postponed yet again (kh
19/10/2021)
NC
General Convention likely to be deferred (kh
15/10/2021) [Another
postponement of the party conference can hardly be
justified by the Corona pandemic. This is clearly about
organisational deficits of the ruling party. According
to § 16 of the Political Parties Act (PPA), elections to
the party's central committee must be held at least
every five years. Both deadlines have long be§en
exceeded. According to 54 of the PPA, this can
lead to a fine or even suspension of the party!]
Unresolved
disputes likely to delay Nepali Congress general
convention by at least a month : While the party hasn’t
been able to confirm active members in Bara, Rasuwa and
Rautahat, ten districts are planning their conventions
after Dashain, by Anil Giri (kp 12/10/2021) [Based on Nepali law, the NC is already an
illegitimate party. Another postponement of the
convention could no longer be justified by the Corona
pandemic!]
Moment
To Revamp Ideology, Leadership, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 10/10/2021)
Deuba
and Poudel seem on equal footing in race to Congress
leadership (kp 03/10/2021) [Both
belong to the generation of old failed politicians who
offer no future to the party!]
NC
leader Singh firm on contesting party presidency (kh
02/10/2021)
Dissecting
Nepali Congress Convention : Nepal’s grand old
‘democratic’ party is gearing up for the General
Convention. Here is everything you need to know about
the poll process and numbers, by Nishan Khatiwada
(Nepal Live Today 29/09/2021)
Gagan
Thapa appeals party cadres to choose the best leadership
for NC reconstruction (kh 25/09/2021)
Singh
announces candidacy for party presidency (rep
25/09/2021)
NC
to begin village/municipal convention from Saturday
(rep 24/09/2021)
NC
leader Koirala denounces establishment faction’s
hooliganism style (kh 23/09/2021)
New
Foreign Minister Khadka sworn in amid reservation of
NC’s Paudel faction (rep 22/09/2021), Deuba
faces censure from own party over Cabinet expansion :
The ruling coalition, despite a series of
meetings, has failed to provide names for
ministerial posts, earning bad repute for the
government, by Anil Giri (kp 23/09/2021)
Sherchan
elected as president of NC (BP) (rep 17/09/2021)
NC’s
Poudel faction faces difficulty to choose a common
candidate for party’s president (rep 16/09/2021)
NC
Election Bolsters Inner Democracy, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 14/09/2021)
Nepali
Congress race hotting up as party braces for November
convention : Four clear factions have emerged in the
grand old party, by Anil Giri (kp 13/09/2021)
Congress
may have avoided risk of invalidation but challenges
remain : The party has written to the poll body,
informing about the start of its convention at the ward
level. The party’s 13th general convention was held
on March 3-6, 2016, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
11/09/2021)
12
NC youth leaders object to convention schedule amendment
(kh 11/09/2021)
NC
disapproves resignation tendered by CEC coordinator
Yadav (kh 11/09/2021)
NC
general convention schedule revised (kh 10/09/2021)
NC
Central Election Committee Coordinator Yadav resigns
(kh 10/09/2021)
NC
to elect two Gen Secy from 14th General Convention : NC
leaders Pradip Poudel, Gagan Thapa and Spokesperson
Bishwa Prakash Sharma have announced to vie for the post
(kh 09/09/2021)
Language
Commission recommends province-wise official languages
before government (kh 06/09/2021)
NC
youth leader Poudel to contest elections for Gen Secy
(kh 06/09/2021)
Deuba
appoints Kapileshwar Yadav as NSU Gen Secy (kh
06/09/2021) [In a democratic
party, shouldn't such a position be determined by
elections?]
Why
Gagan Thapa’s candidacy can be good gesture for
Congress—and other parties : Amid growing leadership
handover debate, Thapa is set to contest for party
general secretary, five years after an unsuccessful
attempt for the same post, by Anil Giri (kp
05/09/2021) [But this alone is not enough. The NC cannot wait
another five years for the failed old guard to finally
step down. This could further accelerate the party's
decline. One should not hope for the continued
self-destruction of other leading parties!]
Younger
generation showing interest in active politics
(rep 04/09/2021)
NC
Gen Convention: Tehrathum elects leadership in all
wards unopposed : 1,686 office-bearers elected
(kh 04/09/2021)
SC
to hear writ petition on postponement of NC
convention on Sunday (kh 03/09/2021)
NC
to make inclusive representation mandatory (kh
03/09/2021) [Also at the highest
party level? That would then mean that there would only
be one male Bahun and one male Chhetri. That would
really be a revolution, but it is probably only an
illusion!], NC
leader Koirala appeals to make 14th general convention a
success (kh 03/09/2021) [Adherence to secularism and federalism, the
implementation and improvement of the constitution and
appropriate social inclusion at all levels of party and
state are absolute prerequisites!]
Shrestha
announces candidacy for Nepali Congress President
(kh 02/09/2021)
NC
leader Poudel calls for electing him as presidential
candidate unopposed : Meeting even today (kh
02/09/2021)
NC’s
ward convention uncertain in Kathmandu (kh
02/09/2021), NC’s
ward convention put off in Kathmandu (rep
02/09/2021)
14th
Gen Convention fever grips NC; ward convention from Sept
3 itself : Election officials already in 53
districts (kh 01/09/2021), NC’s
calendar of events for 14th general convention to begin
from September 3 (rep 01/09/2021)
After
Nidhi, Kalyan Gurung announces candidacy for NC
President (kh 01/09/2021), Kalyan
Gurung announces his candidacy for NC prez (rep
01/09/2021)
NC
ward convention in Okhaldhunga, Khotang and Solukhumbu
on Sept 3 (kh 31/08/2021)
Gagan
Thapa announces candidature for party General Secretary
(kh 30/08/2021), Leaders
start announcing candidacies as Gen Convention
approaches (kh 31/08/2021)
Congress
rival factions reach truce, focus now on new leadership
: Amid the pandemic, making arrangements for food and
accommodation for thousands of leaders and cadres
will be a tall order for the general convention
organisers, by Anil Giri (kp 29/08/2021) [Deuba, Poudel etc. are outdated models of a failed
generation of politicians. The change to a much younger
generation of responsible politicians has also been
prevented in the NC for a long time!]
NC’s
Poudel faction holding internal discussions following
deal with PM Deuba (kh 28/08/2021), NC
Poudel faction to concentrate on Gen Convention; irate
district presidents breaking their fast today (kh
28/08/2021)
NC
Vice Prez Nidhi announces to contest for presidential
post, sets up contact office (rep 27/08/2021)
Election
officers being deputed as NC’s 14th Gen Convention nears
: Final list of active memberships to be published
Friday 26/08/2021)
NC
row: Poudel camp starts discussions for consensus
(kh 23/08/2021), NC
leaders seek consensus on common candidate to challenge
establishment side (kh 23/08/2021)
NC
claims long-overdue active membership row resolved :
Task-force to submit report to party President Deuba at
5 pm (kh 22/08/2021)
It’s
wrong to bring ordinance bypassing parliament, says NC
leader Thapa (kh 18/08/2021)
NC
amends party statute, curtails rights of active members
: Only regional reps and ward presidents to be voters in
municipal conventions (kh 16/08/2021)
NC
entrusts Sitaula, Rijal and Lekhak to resolve disputes
over active membership (kh 15/08/2021)
Nepali
Congress to hold general convention on November 25-29 :
The party has constitutional and legal obligations to
hold its general convention before mid-September, by
Anil Giri (kp 15/08/2021) [Then
the NC will already have been an illegitimate,
unconstitutional party for more than two months!],
NC
National Convention rescheduled to November-end (ht
15/08/2021)
Ruling
Nepali Congress holding CWC meeting today : Likely to
come up with new schedule for 14th Gen Convention
(kh 11/08/2021)
NC
Poudel faction for timely holding of Gen Convention to
maintain legitimacy : Special Gen Convention next
possible option (kh 10/08/2021)
NC
General Convention : Ideology Vs Cult. Not renewing
membership, 50000 active members of NC have expressed
their frustration about the 14th General Convention
(sp 06/08/2021)
General
Convention in August not possible: NC Gen Sec Dr Koirala
(kh 06/08/2021) [In any case, the party leadership did not do its
homework in time. The general secretary should bear a
special responsibility in this respect.]
My
claim for party president stands: NC Vice President
Nidhi (kh 06/08/2021)
NC
CWC’s validity expires after September 8: Senior leader
Poudel (kh 05/08/2021) [Under
Article 269 (4) (b) of the Constitution, the party as a
whole should lose its registration with the Election
Commission and thus its legitimacy!]
NC’s
14th Gen Convention unlikely on Sept 1-4 : Membership
dispute in 13 constituencies (kh 04/08/2021), PM
Deuba, NC Vice President Nidhi hold talks at Baluwatar :
Discuss integration issue (kh 04/08/2021)
NC
leaders trio Nidhi, Koirala and Singh meet at Chaksibari
again (kh 31/07/2021), Nidhi,
Koirala and Singh hold meeting to discuss alliance for
general convention, national politics (rep
31/07/2021)
Deuba
govt has no excuses for mistakes like Oli-govt: NC
lawmaker Thapa (kh 30/07/2021)
NC
to develop new criteria to resolve dispute on active
membership (kh 30/07/2021)
NC
preparing to adjourn 14th Gen Convention till
mid-December : NC leaders in regular contact with EC
officials (kh 30/07/2021) [The
convention is already months overdue
making the NC an illegitimate party if it is not held in
September according tp article 269 of the constitution!],
Nepali
Congress general convention likely to be postponed till
mid-December : Faction led by Poudel accuses Deuba of
creating new issues to push back the convention
scheduled for September, by Anil Giri (kp
31/07/2021)
NC
records over 850,000 active members (kh 30/07/2021)
NC’s
active membership postponed in 121 wards : To be sorted
out after Gen Convention (kh 29/07/2021)
NC
leader Dr Koirala demands to initiate process for
party’s General Convention (kh 29/07/2021)
NC
should speak the voice of Madhesh and democracy: Dr.
Amaresh Kumar Singh (kh 27/07/2021) (inteview)
NC’s
Active Membership Probe Committee submitting report
today : CWC to sort out remaining dispute on active
membership (kh 27/07/2021), NC’s
largest active members range between ages 41 to 60 :
Distributes new memberships to 443,678 (kh
27/07/2021), NC’s
14th General Convention: Over 852,000 verified as active
members (rep 27/07/2021)
NC
senior leader Poudel calls meeting of his faction
(kh 25/07/2021), With
Congress leading government, its general convention
becomes uncertain : Dispute over party membership, focus
on governance, pandemic, natural calamities and Deuba’s
desire to lead party for another term could mean it will
be postponed, by Anil Giri (kp 25/07/2021) [After the CPN-UML, the NC is also
showing its major democratic flaws and losing its
legitimacy!]
Ruling
NC postpones ward convention slated for July 27 : Likely
to tweak Gen Convention schedule, too (kh 24/7/2021)
NC
decides not to hold party meetings at PM’s official
residence in Baluwatar (rep 22/07/2021)
NC
finalizes distribution of active memberships in 143
constituencies (kh 20/07/2021)
NC
issues whip to its lawmakers to attend HoR meeting, vote
in favor of PM Deuba (rep 18/07/2021) [Such
whip is against the recent decision of the SC!]
NC
President Deuba calls emergency meeting of
office-bearers at 3 pm (kh 17/07/2021)
Three
Koiralas’ hold discussion on NC 14th General Convention
(kh 17/07/2021)
NC
14th Gen Convention won’t be postponed even for a single
day: PM Deuba : Active membership issue finalized in 75
districts (kh 17/07/2021), NC
finalizes active members of 75 districts (rep
17/07/2021)
NC
leaders gather at General Secy Koirala’s to discuss
about the government and the general convention (kh
15/07/2021)
NC
Faces New Challenges, by Mukti Risal (rn 15/07/2021)
NC
Vice President Gachchhadar turns up at court (kh
14/07/2021), NC
leader Gachhadar released on Rs 1 million bail (kh
14/07/2021), Bijaya
Kumar Gachhadar, an accused in Baluawtar land scam,
released on Rs1 million bailThe Congress vice-president
is released a day after his party president Deuba was
appointed prime minister, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 15/07/2021)
NC
has to still sort out active membership row in 55
constituencies out of 165 : 49 days to go prior to 14th
Gen Convention (kh 13/07/2021)
For
an inclusive Congress : Caste, class, culture and gender
diversity is imperative to end the status quo, by
Sambridh Ghimire (kp 12/07/2021) [And
with it comes an unwavering commitment to federalism and
secularism. Advocates of a return to the Hindu state
should have no place in this party!]
As
its convention date nears, Congress keeps a close eye on
fresh developmentsThe party awaits court verdict on
House dissolution just as it keeps track of talks in the
UML between Oli and Nepal factions, as a lot depends on
how the situation unfolds, by Anil Giri (kp
08/07/2021)
Withdrawing
my candidacy from contest for party President is not
possible this time: Dr. Shekhar Koirala (kh
06/07/2021) [It is possible! If
the NC is to play a leading role again, it urgently
needs a completely new and younger leadership
elite that is socially inclusive and oriented towards
democracy, secularism and federalism! The upcoming party
convention offers a unique opportunity for this change.
It should not be wasted!]
Women
should have courage to compete in party’s key posts: NC
leader Sitaula (kh 05/7/2021) [This
is not a question of courage but of respect, equal
recognition and integration in the arch-patriarchal
society of Nepal!]
NC
President Deuba intensifies talks with close leaders :
Nidhi attending Deuba camp’s meeting again (kh
03/07/2021), With
NC’s general convention just two months away, Deuba
expedites preparations to contest again for party
presidency (rep 03/07/2021)
NC
battling hard to resolve active membership row as 14th
Gen Con approaches (kh 02/07/2021), NC
to hold ward convention based on old active membership
where consensus fails (kh 03/07/2021)
NC
holding office-bearers’ meeting today : To dwell on 14th
Gen Con and active membership (kh 02/07/2021),
NC leaders Nidhi, Koirala and Singh cancel today’s
meeting with CWC members (kh 02/07/2021)
NC
leaders Nidhi, Koirala and Singh intensify talks as Gen
Convention nears (kh 29/06/2021), NC
Veep Nidhi tries to woo Ram Chandra Poudel to support
him (kh 30/06/2021)
Grand
old party is in transition and seems to be in a dilemma
: Nepali Congress is preparing for its general
convention to elect a new leadership, but with too many
aspirants to lead the party, leaders are busy forming
alliances, by Anil Giri (kp 27/06/2021) [The
old familiar party leaders, most of whom have already
failed several times, who have led the party into the
abyss over the years, are applying again, some of whom
are seriously calling for a return to the Hindu state.
If the NC now misses the chance for a fundamental change
to a younger generation of politicians, an internal
democratisation and, above all, social inclusion at all
levels, the party will face a difficult future and that
is not good for Nepal!]
12
NC leaders show interest in party leadership as 14th Gen
Convention nears (kh 26/06/2021) [The
NC needs a younger generation of party leaders who can
represent the future of the party, not the same old
faces forever!]
NC
leaders Nidhi, Singh and Dr Koirala hold lunch meeting
as they vie for party presidency (rep 25/06/2021), Three
NC leaders agree on forming common view on party’s
general convention (kh 25/06/2021)
NC
grants 55 Mahasamiti members to former RPP leader Thapa
(kh 22/06/2021)
NC
President Deuba likely to contest for leadership again :
Calls Vice-President Nidhi, and other leaders to discuss
about candidacy (kh 19/06/2021) [Finally
seize the opportunity for a fundamental renewal of the
party's leadership. A former prime minister who has
failed several times cannot seriously believe that he is
the future of his party in his mid-70s! Finally give a
younger and more socially inclusive generation the
chance to change the guard!], NC
leaders suggest Deuba to hold talks with Nidhi for
finalizing leadership candidate (kh 20/06/2021), Deuba
eyes second term, consults supporters : Youth leaders
claim party majority wants new leadership, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 21/06/2021), Nidhi
to vie for top NC post (ht 21/06/2021)
Active
members reach 800,000 as NC gears up for 14th Gen Con
(kh 19/06/2021)
NC
CWC meeting decides to foster five-party alliance
(kh 18/06/2021)
NC’s
Poudel faction holds meeting on 14th Gen Con (kh
15/06/2021) [Within the NC, too,
the factionalism should finally be ended, ideally by
replacing the entire old leadership! No one from this
old guard of failed politicians has any significance for
the future of the party!]
NC
decides to hold 14th general convention from September 1
to 4 in Kathmandu (rep 12/06/2021), Nepali
Congress proposes holding its 14th general
convention on September 1-4 : Provincial and local level
conventions will be concluded by August, according to
the revised schedule, by Anil Giri (kp 13/06/2021)
Congress
at a crossroads—party must hold convention by September,
but how : Nepali Congress has already exhausted
provisions that allow the delaying of general
convention, and it cannot push it any further. And there
is a pandemic, by Anil Giri (kp 12/06/2021)
NC
President Deuba calls party officials’ meet to discuss
general convention date (kh 11/06/2021)
NC
concludes active membership-related task in 61 districts
(kh 31/05/2021)
NC
should seek option to party’s upcoming general
convention: NC senior leader Poudel (kh 30/05/2021)
Why
didn’t NC Prez Deuba agree to go for impeachment and
no-confidence motion? (kh 22/05/2021)
NC
calls office-bearers’ emergency meeting to discuss
President’s move (kh 22/05/2021)
NC
to stake claim on govt formation after discussion with
all parties (kh 11/05/2021)
Nepali
Congress decides to defeat PM's floor test (ht
09/05/2021)
PM
Oli seeks NC support, Deuba rejects : NC, as the main
opposition, cannot vote in favor of PM: NC President
Deuba (kh 05/05/2021)
To
Prime Minister Oli’s relief, Deuba rules out
no-confidence motion : With Janata Samajbadi Party not
wholly supportive of such a motion, the numbers
would not be enough to oust Oli, the opposition
leader says., by Anil Giri (kp 01/05/2021)
NC
puts off CWC meeting as some members test positive for
COVID-19 (rep 28/04/2021)
NC
holding office-bearers’ meeting today : To dwell on 14th
general convention, fix agenda for CWC meet (kh
25/04/2021)
Not
keen on becoming PM: Deuba (ht 19/04/2021) [This
statement is once again mendacious!]
NC
will not topple a majority govt: NC President Deuba
(kh 18/04/2021)
NC
leader Koirala smells a rat on UML-Maoist Center
collusion (kh 14/04/2021)
Deuba’s
intriguing dilemma and his credibility chasm : The onus
of taking political process forward is upon the Congress
chief. But given the dynamics in his party, and his
relations with Oli and other parties, he is hesitating,
by Anil Giri (kp 09/04/2021)
As
Congress and Janata Samajbadi Party hem and haw,
politics has stagnated : Congress leaders say Deuba must
take a lead, but he is still reluctant with one eye on
the polls. Maoist Centre’s indecision on withdrawing
support complicates things, by Anil Giri (kp
06/04/2021), NC's
New Initiative JSP In Decisive Position, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 06/04/2021)
Will
vie for NC party leadership, says Nidhi (ht
05/04/2021)
NC
urges JSP-N to help form govt (ht 05/04/2021)
Nepali
Congress appears to be ready to get the ball rolling :
The main opposition decides to seek Oli’s resignation
and start process to form a government led by its
president, by Anil Giri (kp 03/04/2021)
NC
extends time for renewal of active membership (kh
03/04/2021)
Deuba’s
silence has resulted in status quo—and it is benefiting
OliCalls are growing within the Nepali Congress that the
party president must take initiatives to form an
alliance with Maoist Centre and Janata Samajbadi Party
to unseat Oli, by Anil Giri and Binod Ghimire (kp
22/03/2021)
NC
seeks formal proposals on power-sharing: NC leader Mahat
(kh 20/03/2021)
PM
Oli should step down on moral ground: NC Chief Whip
Khand (kh 19/03/2021) [And
why does the NC not participate in an immediate ousting
of Oli?], PM
Oli has lost all moral, ethical grounds to rule: NC
leader Thapa (kh 19/03/2021)
As
Deuba gets nod to lead government, efforts on to build
coalition to oust Oli : The former prime minister,
however, has an eye on party’s general convention in
August as well as on next general elections before
playing his card, leaders close to him say, by Anil
Giri (kp 13/0372021) [Oli must
be replaced immediately, but not by Deuba. The latter
acted in 2002 in a similar way to Oli now, exclusively
to preserve his own power. It would be a chance to
change to younger politicians like Gagan Thapa!]
Congress
to wait for Oli, Janata Samajbadi and Maoist Centre
moves before making its own : An alternative government
with the Nepali Congress at the helm only if the Maoist
Centre withdraws support to Oli and he fails to strike a
deal with Janata Samajbadi Party, by Anil Giri (kp
12/03/2021), PM
Oli should be toppled at any cost: NC leaders (kh
12/03/2021), No
decision reached despite one-hour-long discussion
between NC and JSP leaders (kh 12/03/2021)
Congress
revising strategy as court decision changes political
equations : With the CPN-UML and the Maoist Centre
revived, the main opposition is exploring two
options—leading the government and going for early
elections, by Anil Giri (kp 09/03/2021)
NC
obstructs House session demanding withdrawal of
ordinances (kh 07/03/2021)
Congress
lawmakers against backing Oli and rather for leading new
government : But with a formal proposal yet to be made
to the party and the Nepal Communist Party
besieged with legal complications, it is in no
hurry to make a decision, by Anil Giri (kp) [The
problem here is not the NC party, but its top
politicians: Sher Bahadur Deuba, who has already failed
four times as PM, behaved in 2002 just as KP Oli does
now, asking the then head of state to dissolve
parliament in order to prolong his personal power, which
heralded the end of the 1990 political system and the
split of his party. In 2010, Ram Chandra Poudel blocked
the work of the first Constituent Assembly for months
simply because he wanted to become PM, although he had
no chance of success. When will the political parties
realise that a younger and more open-minded generation
is needed immediately?], NC
leaders Deuba, Poudel and Shekhar not to run after PM’s
post (kh 06/03/2021)
NC
should join government: Shashanka Koirala (kh
03/03/2021), Deuba
says he is ready to shoulder the responsibility as a PM
(kh 03/03/2021) [It cannot be a democratic solution if Deuba, who
in 2002 putsched against the state and democracy in a
similar way as Oli did recently, is now to be made his
successor!]
Nepali
Congress mulls over at least four options amid rising
political uncertainty : Leaders say a deal with Oli
cannot be ruled out provided that he agrees to play
along, either to let the party lead the government or
create a situation for an early election, by Anil
Giri (kp 02/03/2021)
Congress
weighs options as both Oli and Dahal-Nepal factions make
overtures to it : The party has emerged as a clear
beneficiary but its leaders are hesitant to make
any move until a formal split of the Nepal Communist
Party, by Anil Giri (kp 25/02/2021), NC
calls its office-bearers' meeting to discuss evolving
situation after parliament restoration (rep
25/02/2021)
Congress
A Mute Spectator?, by Narayan Upadhyay (ht
23/02/2021)
Deuba
reluctant to organise protests against House dissolution
: Some Congress leaders suspect a tacit understanding
between Deuba and Oli could be the reason, by Anil
Giri (kp 21/02/2021) [Two
autocratic opportunists show their anti-democratic
sentiments. For Deuba, too, it is only about personal
power, not about law and constitution!]
Difficulty
of being Congress : The public expects much more from
the grand old party (kp 19/02/2021)
People
are fed up : Undemocratic practices have been the
hallmark of politicians across parties (kp
18/02/2021)
Congress
proposes August 23-26 for convention, but its confusion
persistsThe party continues to be divided over whether
it should make its strategy with elections in focus, as
Deuba wants, or strongly oppose Oli’s move, as demanded
by Poudel, by Anil Giri (kp 18/02/2021)
Politics
of convenience of Nepali Congress : Nepali Congress is
putting its feet in two boats in its response to House
dissolution. In other words, Congress is playing a
politics of convenience but will it help?, by
Rajaram Bartaula (rep 09/02/2021)
HoR
dissolution: NC’s sister organizations demonstrating
across country today (kh 06/02/2021)
All
eyes on Nepali Congress for joint agitation, but it’s
not ready to commit : Parties opposed to Oli’s House
dissolution move are prodding the Congress to
jointly launch protests, but they are perplexed by
Deuba’s reluctance, by Anil Giri (kp 05/02/2021) [Sher Bahadur Deuba is keen to become Prime
Minister for a fifth time. So cooperating with the coup
leader Oli seems to be the quickest and safest way. The
unconstitutionality of Oli's actions interests him, as
it does Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal, only marginally!],
Nepali
Congress takes undemocratic road : Nepali Congress
leaders choose to undercut their own leadership,
undermine judicial independence and even hamper party
unity, by Kalyan Man Shrestha (ae 05/02/2021)
Appointments
to constitutional bodies receive widespread flak :
Questions raised over Nepali Congress’ role as party
supporters feature on list of appointees, by Anil
Giri (kp 04/02/2021)
Amid
political uncertainty, Congress seems to have forgotten
about its general convention : Deuba faces charges
within the party of putting excessive focus on power
games rather than holding the convention which must be
held by September if the House is restored, by Anil
Giri (kp 30/01/2021) [Deuba, who
has failed several times as prime minister, is eager to
become prime minister again. He does not need a party
convention that might elect a new party president. In
this context, it must be remembered that Deuba's
internal power struggles in 2002 made Gyanendra's
subsequent coup and the demolition of the 1990
constitution possible at all. Deuba acted in 2002 in a
similar way to Oli today!]
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)]
NC
to stage nationwide demonstration against HoR
dissolution on Feb 12 (kh 26/01/2021), Nepali
Congress announces fresh round of protests against
dissolution of House : The party is to organise
large-scale protests at all district headquarters,
including the Capital, on February 12, by Anil Giri
(kp 27/01/2021)
Confusion
and dilemma in Nepali Congress continues, now with eyes
on leading government in provinces : Views differed in
the party over House dissolution. Now there are
questions whether it should join hands with Oli or
Dahal-Nepal faction in Bagmati and Province 1, by
Anil Giri (kp 23/01/2021) [It is
becoming clear that the feigned outrage over the
dissolution of parliament is sheer mockery. Oli's coup
is gladly accepted if it means that one can regain power
oneself. What rotten politicians!]
Deuba,
Poudel struggle to forge common stance on House
dissolution : Party needs to send message of unity,
maintain balance in ties with both factions of
communist party, they say, by Anil Giri (kp
20/01/2021)
Nepali
Congress to organize protest programs in all 6,743 wards
against House dissolution on Thursday (rep
20/01/2021)
NC’s
Ambivalence Under Scrutiny, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
17/01/2021)
Congress
undecided regarding no-confidence motion filed against
Chief Minister Poudel : The Congress leaders are of the
opinion that the party is undecided, as the ruling Nepal
Communist Party is yet to be split officially, by
Subash Bidari (kp 17/01/2021)
NC
stages demonstration in all local levels (ht
17/01/2021)
Nepali
Congress will go for election if apex court does not
overturn govt decision: Deuba (rep 13/01/2021)
Why
the Congress is hemming and hawing, failing to make a
firm stance : The party that had been licking its wounds
after the 2017 electoral defeat is suddenly licking its
lips at the thought of returning to power whichever way
the situation unfolds, by Anil Giri (kp 12/01/2021)
[The answer is quite simple:
Just like the top politicians of the NCP, those of the
NC are only concerned with personal power and access to
coffers, not with the state and the people, and
certainly not with the rule of law!]
Congress
in driver’s seat as power play begins in provinces :
Both factions of Nepal Communist Party need backing of
opposition party to further their cause in the provinces,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/01/2021) [Das bedeutet also Umverteilung der
Macht im Kreis der schon längst wiederholt gescheiterten
Politiker ohne Charisma und Moral, denen am Land und
seinen Bürgern nichts gelegen ist!]
NC
demonstrating in 330 provincial constituencies against
HoR dissolution today (kh 09/01/2021)
Deuba
eyes leading government as Oli hints at an understanding
: After holding one round of protest against House
dissolution, the Congress party has decided not to go
for joint agitation amid talks of a power-sharing deal
between Deuba and Oli, by Anil Giri (kp 03/01/2021)
[The two most incompetent prime
ministers in recent history among the numerous
power-hungry and self-serving politicians at the helm of
political parties are poised to deal a death blow to
democracy, the Constitution, their parties, indeed the
entire state! Deuba must take note that Oli will never
give up his personal claim to power. For this he is
ready for everything!], NC
announces nation-wide protest against house dissolution
(rep 03/01/2021)
Nepali
Congress’ refusal to join protests raises eyebrows :
Dahal-Nepal faction reached out to it but Deuba wants to
wait for verdict on House dissolution before deciding on
protest, by Anil Giri (kp 02/01/2021) [In the hope of coming to power again as soon as
possible, Deuba, who has failed four times as PM,
willingly accepts the destruction of democracy and the
constitution by KP Oli!]
Congress,
JSP-N rule out any : truck with Dahal-led NCP, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 31/12/2020)
Oli
govt is a terrorist govt: NC Prez Deuba (rep
28/12/2020), NC
leader Poudel upbeat about revival of House of
Representatives (rep 28/12/2020)
आश्चर्य,
कांग्रेसले दीपावली किन गरेन ! नेकपामा काँक्राचिरे ठाडो
विभाजन भएका बेला नेपाली कांग्रेस, जनता समाजवादी वा
आफूलाई वैकल्पिक शक्तिका रूपमा स्थापित गर्न कसरत गरिरहेका
राजनीतिक दलहरूका लागि अहिले निर्वाचन घोषणा हुनु राजनीतिक
चिट्ठा पर्नुसरह हो [Wonder why Congress did not
celebrate Diwali! For the Nepali Congress, the Janata
Samajwadi Party or the political parties that are trying
to establish themselves as an alternative force at a time
when there is a sharp division in the NCP, the
announcement of the election is like a political
lottery.], by Achyut Wagle (ka 28/12/2020)
Nepali
Congress organizing nationwide protests today (rep
28/12/2020)
Dissolution
of House exposes the fault lines in Nepali Congress :
Detractors accuse Deuba of being soft on Oli and say
only agitation can ensure timely polls if the House is
not restored, by Anil Giri (kp 25/12/2020), NC
leadership unanimous that PM's move is unconstitutional
and undemocratic: Deuba (rep 26/12/2020)
House
reinstatement or elections, Congress party divided over
future course of action : Some leaders are in favour of
using elections to party’s advantage as they reckon
ruling NCP is heading towards split, by Anil Giri
(kp 23/12/2020) [You cannot win
democratic elections by supporting the destruction of
the constitution and democracy! What opposition
performance can the NC show at all?], Whether
to hit streets or not against HoR dissolution: NC in
Hamletian dilemma (kh 23/12/2020), Deuba,
Paudel differ on House dissolution (ht 24/12/2020)
Don’t
get tempted by power, dissolution of HoR
“unconstitutional”: NC (kh 22/12/2020)
As
Oli finds strong opposition in his own party, Congress
yet to realise it is the main opposition : A day after
agreeing to withdraw the ordinance, Oli called and then
cancelled the Constitutional Council meeting, later
refusing to even discuss it in the Cabinet. The
leadership’s failure is the reason behind Nepali
Congress’ floundering in performing the role of an
effective opposition in a democratic dispensation,
leaders and analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp)
18/12/2020)
NC
not to participate in CC meet: Leader KC (kh
16/12/2020)
Congress
holds mass rallies to proclaim it’s back in business.
But is it? : Analysts say it’s already too late for it
to focus on raising issues from the House and work as an
effective opposition party that can really hold the
government to account, by Anil Giri (kp 15/12/2020)
[A backward-looking party that
advocates an exclusionary and discriminatory Hindu state
has no future in a modern and inclusive multi-ethnic,
multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi-lingual state
of Nepal! The leadership of the NC also urgently needs
to be replaced by a younger and open-minded generation!]
Congress
awakening: Too little, too late—and misplaced, analysts
sayThe main opposition is holding rallies in the midst
of a pandemic to hold the government to account. But
many are questioning why it’s not demanding the House
session, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/12/2020) [In the eyes of the top politicians of all parties,
parliamentary elections serve exclusively to procure a
majority for the personal power satisfaction of the top
politicians. They then behave like authoritarian
absolute rulers and negate the sovereignty of the
people. They do not understand that even after the
election they only have a few special rights, but a lot
of duties, even as opposition politicians!], Main
opposition Nepali Congress stages massive demonstration
against government across the country (rep
14/12/2020) [see photos],
Govt
could be tacitly supporting pro-monarchy protests: NC
President Deuba (rep 14/12/2020) [The
Oli government provokes the pro-monarchy protests
through its negative policies, but leading NC
politicians verbally support the movement in strong form
through their demand for a return to the Hindu state!],
NC
General Secretary Koirala bats for Hindu state (kh
14/12/2020) [This is an affront
to the numerous people who do not belong to the Hindu
way of life and to Nepali women, after all more than 51%
of the total population, who have been regarded as
inferior creatures in the Hindu-oriented state for
centuries! Nepal does not belong to the at best 6% male
Bahuns like Koirala!],
NC will get new leadership thru 14th general convention:
Koirala (kh 14/12/2020), Gagan
Thapa declares govt as most incompetent (kh
14/12/2020)
NC
President Deuba calls emergency CWC meeting (kh
12/12/2020)
NC
to launch agitation from Dec 14; Deuba to address in
Makawanpur (kh 11/12/2020) [Constructive
oppositional politics for the past three years would
have been better than street agitation in times of
pandemic!]
NC
directs cadres to stage nationwide protest against govt
(kh 10/12/2020)
NC
President Deuba walks out of all-party meeting (kh
08/12/2020), Monarchists
took to the streets due to govt’s incompetence: NC
(kh 08/12/2020) [The incompetence of the oppositional NC should be
mentioned as well! A democratic system requires a strong
and active opposition and this has not been provided by
the NC!], NC's
'Flawed' Leadership, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
08/12/2020)
How
a rudderless Congress became an ally in communist
regime’s folly : When the Oli administration continued
to work against the system, the opposition failed to
rise to the occasion and remained a mute spectator,
observers and leaders say, by Anil Giri (kp
05/12/2020)
Nepali
Congress to stage protest against government across the
country on Dec 14 (rep 05/12/2020)
Senior
Congress leader Ram Chandar Poudel arrested in Tanahu :
Police say the leader was taken into custody for
violating prohibitory orders that were imposed after a
dispute in the district over the inauguration of a
bridge, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 02/12/2020), Arrest
of NC leader Paudel is an indication of totalitarianism:
President Deuba (rep 02/12/2020), Congress
decries its senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel’s
arrestPoudel, taken in custody for ‘violating
prohibitory orders’, was released after three hours,
by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 03/12/2020), Poudel
inaugurates bridge, a day after police detained him :
Congress cadres hold rallies protesting the leader’s
detention by Tanahun police, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp
04/12/2020)
China,
Nepali Congress ramp up war of words on border
encroachment : NC sticks to its stance; China uses its
mouth-piece for allegations, by Amrit Raj Kaphle (kh
30/11/2020)
NC
will stay in opposition: Singh (rep 24/11/2020)
कांग्रेस
र कम्युनिस्ट आत्महत्याको बाटोमा : नेकपाको लोभको झगडालाई
जतिसुकै सैद्धान्तिक आवरण दिए पनि त्यसको मूलमा सांस्कृतिक
र नैतिक विचलनको चिन्ता छैन [Congress and communists
on the path of suicide : No matter how much ideological
cover is given to the struggle of the CPN (Maoist) for
greed, there is no concern of cultural and moral deviation
at its root], by Puranjan Acharya (np 22/11/2020)
District
presidents asked to send details of NC active membership
(kh 21/11/2020)
Political
gatherings being held despite pandemic (ht
20/11/2020)
Nepali
Congress General Convention likely to be postponed until
June (kh 18/11/2020)
Will
generational change in party leaderships be for the
better? Experts aren’t optimistic.Politicians have made
a career of politics rather than having the intention to
serve the people and therefore it is the value system in
politics that needs to change, they say, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 14/11/2020)
Nepali
Congress general convention likely to be deferred, new
date yet to be fixed: With the central working committee
deciding to extend the deadline for active membership
distribution to mid-December, the convention will be
deferred, leaders say, by Anil Giri (kp 14/11/2020)
What
is Nepali Congress thinking about China?, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 14/11/2020)
China
ramps up intimidation of border findings, sends letter
undiplomatically (With full text), by Gajendra
Basnet (kh 14/11/2020) [Whatever
the facts of the case, if Mr Shahi makes such claims,
then he is in the burden of proof, not China!]
NC
decides to appoint Sunil Bahadur Thapa as the party’s
Joint-General Secretary, by Sunil Bahadur Thapa (rep
13/11/2020)
Nepali
Congress hands over the responsibility of resolving
internal dispute to its two general secretaries : Issues
concerning the 14th general convention to be decided by
the party’s Central Working Committee on Thursday,
by Anil Giri (kp 09/11/2020)
कांग्रेस
रूपान्तरणका अनिवार्य सर्त : समुन्नत नेपाल, सम्पन्न र
सम्मानित नेपालीको संकल्प साकार पार्न कांग्रेसले
आफूभित्रको नीतिगत संकट हटाउन जरुरी छ [Mandatory
conditions for the transformation of the Congress :In
order to realize the resolution of a prosperous Nepal, a
prosperous and respected Nepali, it is necessary for the
Congress to remove the policy crisis within itself], by
Sudarshan Acharya (np 08/11/2020)
NC
leaders make another bid to settle disputes (kh
07/11/2020)
कुम्भकर्ण
कांग्रेस : सरकारको खबरदारी गर्न र जनताको पक्षमा आवाज
उठाउन कांग्रेसले जनमत पाएको हो, तर सत्तामा हुँदा निदाएको
कांग्रेस प्रतिपक्ष भएको तीन वर्षसम्म पनि जागेको छैन,
by Prakash Dhaulakoti (np 06/11/2020)
Nepali
Congress CWC meeting postponed to Monday (kh
05/11/2020)
All
is not well inside country’s primary opposition party
too : A faction of the party led by senior leader
Ramchandra Poudel is dissatisfied with President Sher
Bahadur Deuba camp’s response to its demands related to
the general convention, by Anil Giri (kp 04/11/2020)
Nepali
Congress calls central committee meeting next Friday
(rep 29/10/2020)
NC
more as democratic farce : Clearly, younger pretenders
to the throne are no different from the corrupt oldies,
by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (kh 20/10/2020), I
will announce my candidacy for NC President: NC leader
Gurung (kh 20/10/2020) [interview]
NC
cadres clash with police in Sarlahi (ht 15/10/2020)
Nepali
Congress likely to defer its 14th general convention :
Party leaders cite Covid-19 pandemic, senior leader
Poudel’s demands for dissolving party departments and
non-distribution of active membership as the reasons,
by Anil Giri (kp 09/10/2020)
Oppn
lawmakers resort to vandalism as Province 5 Assembly
meeting deliberates on proposal to name the province as
Lumbini and make Dang its capital (rep 05/10/2020) [The destruction of public property
by office bearers must be punished severely!], NCP
conflict plays out in Province 5, Congress jumps into
the fray : Provincial assembly members from the
opposition resort to vandalism amid dispute in the
ruling party over declaring name and capital of
the province, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 06/10/2020), An
assembly of vandals : Nepali Congress must show that a
well-behaved opposition is paramount to democracy
(kp 07/10/2020) [These MPs have
disqualified themselves as representatives of the
people, now and for all future! That they personally pay
for the damage done is the least they must do! Nepal
must show that it is a democratic constitutional state!]
Four
including NC leader Arjun Narasingha KC test COVID-19
positive (kh 03/10/2020), Gagan
Thapa among more than 60 NC leaders, cadres tested
positive for COVID-19 (rep 04/10/2020), NC
Headquarters closed for five days after leaders test
positive (kh 04/10/2020)
NC
office-bearers holding meeting at Sanepa (kh
03/10/2020)
Jumping
on the Hindutva bandwagon : Nepali Congress has
nothing to offer the electorate save its history,
by CK Lal (kp 30/09/2020)
NC
leadership barring women to take the lead: Arzoo Deuba
(kh 29/09/2020)
Nepali
Congress shadow cabinet fails in its purpose : When it
comes to criticising the government over public
hardships and bad governance, the main opposition is
unable to make its presence felt, by Anil Giri (kp
16/09/2020)
Thirty
months of poor governance and a weak opposition :
Despite a huge mandate, the ruling Nepal Communist Party
has failed to deliver on many fronts and the main
opposition Nepali Congress has been a mute spectator,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 14/09/2020)
NC
preparing to postpone its 14th General Convention
(kh 11/09/2020), NC
National Convention likely to be deferred : COVID
pandemic, differences in some districts attributed to
delay (ht 13/09/2020)
Nepali
Congress rival camps trade barbs over 14th
general convention : Deuba’s rivals accuse him of trying
to postpone the event, allies defend him, by Anil
Giri (kp 07/09/2020)
Paudel
faction in bid to thwart Deuba’s ploy (ht 06/09/2020
Isn’t
it time for Nepali Congress to reinvent itself?, by
Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh 01/09/2020)
Oli
to focus on govt, Dahal on party affairs, states NCP
task force (ht 26/08/2020)
Despite
call for changes in Nepali Congress, old guard clings on
to power : With six months to go for the general
convention, alliances are being built, but younger
leaders are not ready to take over, by Anil Giri (kp
23/08/2020) [The two major
parties do not differ at all in this respect. The
generation of failed, incompetent, authoritarian and
largely aging or sick politicians clings to power and
posts!]
NC
top brass brace for race to top party post, by Ram
Prasad Dahal (rn 20/08/2020)
12
Congress leaders urge Deuba to scrap decision to form
party departments: The party charter allows a maximum of
50 members in one department. Deuba is preparing to form
seven more departments soon, according to Congress
leaders.(kp 12/08/2020) [Deuba is not less
authoritarian than Oli! Wjhat a shame for democracy!!]
NC
Central Departments Get Full Shape (rn 10/08/2020)
Nepali
Congress lacks internal democratic culture, says Dr
Shekhar Koirala, interview by Govinda Luitel and Ek
Raj Bastola (kh 10/08/2020)
Nepali
Congress likely to postpone its 14th general convention:
While Covid-19 makes it difficult to host the event,
leaders say disputes within the party compound the
challenges, by Anil Giri (kp 09/08/2020)
NC
Should Uphold Democratic Values, by Mukti Rijal (rn
06/08/2020)
Deuba’s
unilateral moves lead to polarisation in Congress as
party gears up for general convention: Despite protests
from the Poudel faction, the party president says he
will
continue
to form more committees as he reserves the right to do
so, by Anil Giri (kp 31/07/2020), Paudel,
Koirala ask Deuba to play fair (ht 31/07/2020)
Shashank
Koirala says he would contest for the party president
(kh 30/07/2020)
30
RPP leaders including Joint General Secy Thapa resign en
masse: Sources said Thapa plans to join NC soon (rep
26/07/2020)
NC
expels its three leaders including Joshi on disciplinary
ground (rep 26/07/2020)
So
far seven vie for Nepali Congress top post: Convention
in February but federal structure of the party yet to be
formed , by Anil Giri (kp 24/07/2020) [All
politicians mentioned as candidates for the top party
post belong to the generation of failed party leaders!!]
No
Option But To Vote For Nepali Congress (NC)?, by
Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 22/07/2020)
Deuba
concedes meeting emissaries of PM Oli and Prachanda
(kh 05/07/2020) [Neither Oli nor
Dahal nor Deuba nor any other so-called top leaders of
the CPN and NC should play a role in the election of a
new PM and government. They all failed miserably often
enough, proving their incompetence and disinterest in
policies that are oriented towards the interests and
welfare of the state and its people.]
Congress
to stand against seven-year provision for naturalised
citizenship, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/07/2020) [The NC should do more to combat the
fundamental unequal treatment of women in Nepalese
citizenship law. But the party does not do this, because
its leaders are similarly patriarchal and
backward-looking as the politicians of all parties in
the country!]
Nepali
Congress calls Central Working Committee meeting to
reschedule local-level conventions: The party has not
decided whether to postpone the general convention,
by Anil Giri (kp 29/06/2020)
Congress
vows to take to the streets alongside politically
unaffiliated youths: While the youths have largely
remained politically unaffiliated so far, the
involvement of the Congress is likely to bring the
movement under a political flag, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 16/06/2020) [This movement
would be better left in the hands of civil society, as
it directly addresses the concerns and needs of the
people. For decades, all political parties, especially
the Nepali Congress, have put the needs of the
multi-ethnic and multicultural population behind
personal power aspirations and interests!]
In
a symbolic gesture to Madhes, Congress registers its own
constitution amendment bill: The bill is the same one
that was registered by then government led by party
President Deuba in 2017, by Anil Giri (kp
03/06/2020) [In reality, even the NC has no understanding for
the concerns of the Janajati and Madheshi. The present
non-inclusive constitution was passed in 2015 under the
then NC Chairman and PM, late Sushil Koirala!]
Nepali
Congress central committee directs lawmakers to vote in
favour of constitution amendment: The government has
registered a constitution amendment proposal to update
the country’s map that includes Kalapani, Lipulekh and
Limpiyadhura, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/05/2020)
Nepali
Congress to support constitution amendment, but with
conditions: While a group of leaders rally support for
the proposal, others want the government to commit to
meaning diplomatic dialogue with India, by Anil Giri
(kp 30/05/2020)
Covid-19
crisis fails to unite Nepali Congress leaders: Rank and
file of the opposition receive different messages from
top leadership and are confused about the official
stance of the party, insiders say, by Anil Giri (kp
07/04/2020)
After
a brief calm, conflict returns to the Nepali Congress:
The rival faction has taken exception to some recent
appointments by President Deuba, saying it’s against the
party charter and code of conduct, by Anil Giri (kp
05/03/2020), NC
dissidents to 'fight back' against Deuba's unilateral
moves (rep 05/03/2020)
NC
Prez Deuba forms 13 departments amid boycott by rival
faction (rep 01/03/2020)
Congress
shadow government to probe corruption but not many are
optimistic: The party’s failure to act as an effective
opposition stems from their fears that their criticism
of the government could boomerang on them, say analysts,
by Anil Giri (kp 25/02/2020) [In the past, many leaders of this party have been
part of the corruption system as well!]
NC
general secy calls on UP CM Yogi Adityanath (ht
14/02/2020) [Renewed Hindu state
ambitions within NC???]
Congress
objection to anti-graft body’s move may be right, but
the means is wrong, analysts say: Instead of raising its
voice against systemic problems and corruption in
Parliament strongly, the main opposition is resorting to
House obstruction, by Anil Giri (kp 10/02/2020), NC
obstructs House for third day in a row (ht
10/02/2020), NC
ends Parliament obstruction after three days (ht
12/02/2020)
Nepali
Congress accuses anti-graft body of witch-hunt in Lalita
Niwas land scam: Why were Madhav Nepal and Bishnu Poudel
spared, but Gachhadar charged, opposition asks, by
Anil Giri (kp 07/02/2020)
Dhungana
appointed NSU president (rep 31/01/2020)
Internal
dispute in Nepali Congress’ student wing hinders Free
Student Union election: Infighting in the Congress party
has tricked down to its student wing, by Bijnod
Ghimire (kp 30/01/2020)
Thaw
in Congress party allows for February 19-22 as dates for
its general convention: Despite a punch up among its
student leaders in the afternoon, the Nepali Congress
appears to have temporarily put its factionalism aside,
by Anil Giri (kp 28/01/2020)
NC
rival factions bury hatchet after month-long disputes
(rep 25/01/2020)
Pressure
mounts on Sher Bahadur Deuba as rival faction ups the
ante: Ram Chandra Poudel group, which has backing of a
host of senior leaders, wants to hold ‘decisive talks’
with party president today, by Anil Giri (kp
24/01/2020)
Poudel-led
NC faction captures Deuba’s liaison office (rep
21/01/2020)
Nepali
Congress, Unite (rep 16/01/2020)
‘NC
leadership will change after 14th convention’ (ht
15/01/2020)
Faced
with factionalism, a beleaguered Congress still can’t
get its house in order: At a time when the party should
be acting as a check on the Oli administration, it is
too busy dealing with factional infighting, by Anil
Giri (kp 07/01/2020), NC
district chiefs lambast party leadership, by Rishan
S. Nepal (ht 07/01/2020)
Gender
insensitivity and Nepali Congress: The party elite, and
Congress itself, think that women cannot be effective
political actors, by Prabha Poudyal (kp 07/01/2020)
NC
leadership decisions to influence national convention,
interview with Ram Sharan Mahat (ht 06/01/2020)
Paudel
camp to boycott today’s CWC (ht 02/01/2020), Abide
by party decision, says NC Prez Deuba (ht
02/01/2020) [Both Deuba and
Paudel should go for the sake of the party's future! The
NC needs a youger and more democratic leadership!!]
A
weak opposition is only emboldening the ruling party:
The Nepali Congress never recovered from its 2017
electoral loss and, analysts say, amid infighting, it
has largely failed to act as a proper check on the
ruling party, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 31/12/2019)
NC
extends Deuba’s tenure as party prez: Paudel faction
miffed at central working committee decision (ht
28/12/2019) [Both of them must
go if the party shall have a democratic future!],
NC
to hold 14th general convention in Feb 2021 (rep
28/12/2019), Paudel
faction rejects decision to extend leadership’s tenure:
‘Deuba’s unilateral move has put party in crisis’
(ht 29/12/2019), NC
rival faction to boycott all meetings of the party until
unilateral decisions revoked (rep 29/12/2019), NC
leader Nidhi urges Paudel to attend next CWC meeting
(ht 31/12/2019)
Opposition
politics revisited: Nepali Congress has an opportunity
to make its presence felt by addressing popular issues,
but it is being hampered by internal differences, by
Lok Raj Baral (kp 24/12/2019)
Deuba’s
bid to woo Paudel fails, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
15/12/2019), Deuba
fails to take Paudel on board (ht 16/12/2019), Deuba
under pressure to fix party’s general convention date
(rep 16/12/2019), Deuba
faction proposes 14th general convention by the third
week of February 2021: An unconvinced Poudel camp takes
issue with one-year term extension of elected bodies and
the possibility of appointing loyalists by the
establishment, by Anil Giri (kp 17/12/2019), The
opposition counts in a democracy, but the present
political outlook for Nepali Congress looks dire: Should
the party keep dithering, the danger is that national
politics could become shallow and prolonged with the
continued dominance of one party (kp 17/12/2019), NC
warring factions inch closer to pact: CWC term to be
extended: by one year till mid-March 2021, by Roshan
S. Nepal(ht 17/12/2019), NC
factions ‘agree’ to hold 14th convention by mid-March,
2021 (rep 18/12/2019), NC
CWC deferred: Talks stalled over number of NSU office
bearersd (ht 19/12/2019)
NC’s
national convention to be postponed (ht 10/12/2019)
[???], Paudel
camp boycotts NC CWC meet, by Roshan S.Nepal (ht
13/12/2019) [It's high time for
the NC to get rid of its ld and failed leaders like
Deuba, Paudel and some others!]
NC
likely to lose 7 seats in upper house, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 10/12/2019)
Nepali
Congress is in decline because its leaders are corrupt:
Revitalising the party would threaten the interests of
these leaders and dismantle the mechanisms through which
they accumulate power and money, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp 09/12/2019)
Intra-party
betrayal behind by-election loss: Deuba (ht
08/12/2019)
NC
registers historic victory in Dharan (ht 03/12/2019)
Deuba’s
statements on Kalapani ‘aggressive and
ultra-nationalist’, party leaders say: Leaders from the
Congress have criticised Deuba’s recent statement
alleging that New Delhi published India’s new political
map after consulting with KP Sharma Oli, by Anil
Giri (kp 29/11/2019)
Nepali
Congress, govt in Catch-21 situation: NC catches govt
going wrong way 21 times in 21 months (ht
20/11/2019)
NC
opposes any move to deny pension to retired civil
servants, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/11/2019)
Party
cannot afford to lose, says NC leader (ht
16/11/2019)
General
strike hits life in Banke (ht 16/11/2019)
NC
veep says party has got rid of factionalism (ht
08/11/2019) [Since its
foundation in Indian exile in the late 1940s, the NC has
always been affected by factionalism. This party will
never change!]
NC
struggles to finalise candidates (ht 06/11/2019), Congress
fields Paudel from Kaski (ht 07/11/2019)
Tarun
Dal Banke says its leader was framed (ht 02/11/2019)
The
crimes Alam has been accused of are grave, but his party
has little to say: Nepali Congress leaders continue to
insist that an individual’s crimes do not reflect on the
party, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 23/10/2019) [The cover of criminals in their ranks has system
in many Nepali parties!]
Deuba
tells PM Oli to end CC majoritarianism (ht
23/10/2019)
Congress
lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Alam arrested in relation to
2008 Rautahat blast: The politician faces charges of
burning those injured in the explosion alive in a brick
kiln, by Shiva Puri (kp 14/10/2019)
Congress’
shadow cabinet has largely failed to check on government
activities: Since its formation five months ago, the
shadow government of the main opposition party has yet
to hold a single meeting, by Anil Giri (kp
01/10/2019)
Gachchhadar
faction may emerge as ‘powerful’ in NC (rep
01/10/2019)
A
strong government needs a stronger opposition: Nepali
Congress should snap out of its trance and do its job in
Parliament (kp 24/09/2019)
Banke
attack prompts NC to obstruct both houses, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 16/09/2019), Congress
obstructs Parliament for second day over Banke incident,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 17/09/2019), Nepali
Congress ends House obstruction (ht 19/09/2019)
With
the anniversary of constitution promulgation
approaching, Congress proposes amendments: Nepali
Congress, under whose leadership the constitution was
promulgated, has said it will make amendment one of its
protest agendas, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 09/09/2019)
[The NC was in government when
this constitution was passed. Later, its current
chairman, Sher Bahadur Deuba, was PM. But he and all the
male Bahuns at the top of the party were against a
constitutional amendment. Obviously, they are calling
for such a change now in order to stage themselves,
knowing full well that they lack the necessary
two-thirds majority!]
NC
to launch second phase of campaign to expose government
(ht 06/09/2019)
NC
against restoring Hindu state: Nidhi, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 06/09/2019) [Many
in your party have a different opinion, especially the
leading Bahuns!]
Deuba
vents ire against gov't for dissolving Dalit Development
Committee, by Kamal Subedi (rep 06/09/2019)
NC
CWC agrees on 14 agendas (ht 04/09/2019)
Ahead
of general convention, Congress leaders ask if the event
will upend status quo: Second-rung leaders from two
major factions are preparing to challenge the current
leadership (kp 03/09/2019)
‘On
citizenship, NC should stick to provisions of 2007
statute’ (ht 31/08/2019) [Shekhar
Koirala once again calls for a return to Hindu state!]
NC
brass under fire for failure to make its presence felt,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 28/08/2019), Wake
up Nepali Congress (rep 29/08/2019)
Deuba
blames intra-party rift for his dismal performance
(ht 24/08/2019) [He should be
grabbing his own nose!]
Leadership
Challenges Of NC, by Mukti Rijal (rn 22/08/2019)
Prohibiting
competition, NC to form 7,991 interim structures through
consensus: The party is yet to take a decision on
forming interim structures in seven provinces and giving
continuity to the present central working committee,
by Anil Giri (kp 13/08/2019) [The
NC, as well, is not democratic but it is controlled by
high-caste male ethnic elites, similar to the NCP!]
Congress
leaders clear decks for party’s 14th General Convention:
Party will publish a timetable for the convention after
the drafting panel submits a new directive on forming
interim party structures, party Vice President
Bimalendra Nidhi says, by Anil Giri (kp 06/08/2019)
All
NC interim structures to be in place 'via consensus' by
mid-Dec (rep 04/08/2019)
Congress
indecisive on interim party structure and general
convention as dispute deepens: Deuba is seeking a term
extension by one year. The Poudel faction opposes the
plan, by Anil Giri (kp 02/08/2019) [Both
these failed old leaders must quit immediately!],
Rift
in NC over general convention date (rep 02/08/2019)
NC's
14th national convention: Paudel camp holds meet after
CWC fails to decide (ht 31/07/2019)
Gagan
Thapa: The young people of today can’t connect with
Congress: The Nepali Congress leader talks about
institutions, his party, and the ministry he’d like to
lead next time, by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 28/07/2019)
NC
factions divided on forming interim structures (ht
28/07/2019)
Congress,
the party that stood for democracy, attempts to control
its own members: Party members say use of restrictive
measures by the leadership to stifle opinions is cause
for concern, by Anil Giri (kp 22/07/2019), NC
takes disciplinary action against rebel candidates,
their supporters (rep 23/07/2019)
A
Congress lawmaker’s support for ruling party’s motion
puts main opposition in dilemma: Amresh Kumar Singh goes
against his own party which has been raising voice
against the government in Parliament, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 21/07/2019)
Congress
at a crossroads: The oldest political organisation in
the country is frantically searching for its footing,
by P. Kharel (kp 15/07/2019)
Deuba
faction in favour of putting off general convention date
(ht 14/07/2019), There’s
no reason for delaying national convention,
interview with Gagan Kumar Thapa (ht 15/07/2019)
NC,
RJPN join hands against govt (rep 11/07/2019)
Chart
the road ahead: Only a strong opposition can keep
the ruling party on its toes (kp 09/07/2019)
NC
begins homework to form interim committees, by
Roshan S. Nepal (ht 09/07/2019)
Pressure
mounts on Deuba to hold Congress general convention:
Facing opposition in the party, Deuba finally agrees to
table an agenda to hold the party’s 14th General
Convention by mid-March, by Anil Giri (kp
08/07/2019)
NC
rival faction presses for timely general convention,
establishment seeks to defer it (rep 03/07/2019)
Congress’
awareness campaign fails to enthuse party members who
say problem lies with top leadership: Factional feud, ad
hoc attitude and reluctance to embrace change are the
bane of the country’s oldest party, leaders say, by
Anil Giri (kp 16/06/2019)
arun
Dal condemns gangster Bhandari's arrest (rep
09/06/2019) [Just as other
Nepali parties, the NC is close to criminal elements!]
NC
forms shadow government, by Roshan S Nepal (ht
21/05/2019), Shadow
and substance: The shadow government needs to know
its purpose to be effective (kp 23/05/2019)
Deuba
stresses on ending intra-party friction (ht
18/05/2019) [Then please resign
from your position! This might be very helpful!]
NC’s
nationwide awareness campaign begins in Kaski (ht
09/05/2019)
A
broken Congress under pressure to perform as effective
opposition: The country’s grand old party has been
facing criticism for failing to raise crucial
issues, by Anil Giri (kp 02/05/2019)
Deuba
slams party critics (ht 23/04/2019)
NC
awareness campaign to kick off on April 24 (ht
17/04/2019)
Congress
reacts
to what it calls Oli’s indecent comments against
opposition: Main opposition reminds the prime minister
to maintain the dignity of his position, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 16/04/2019), NC
to launch campaign against govt (ht 16/04/2019)
Deuba
warns of action against leaders (ht 15/04/2019)
NC
leaders call for unity during Pokhara by-election,
by Sandesh Shrestha (rep 13/04/2019)
Deuba
says no to early Congress convention: Fifty-two district
presidents warn of signature drive to exert pressure,
by Anil Giri (kp 06/04/2019)
NC
dissidents threaten signature campaign (rep
05/04/2019)
NC
failed to operate as per party rule: Singh (kp
31/03/2019)
'Oli's
hand strengthens as NC wrangles within, wavers on
agenda' (rep 27/03/2019)
NC
general secy backs for reinstating Hindu state thru
referendum (rep 23/03/2019) [This
is in the same way anticonstitutional as Raut's demand
for a eferendum on an independent Madhesh state!
Both referenda would be aimed at destroying Nepal's unity
and multicultural identity! The Nepali Congress is about to
destroy its former democratic ideals!],
Shashank’s
referendum remarks irk Congress, by Anil Giri (kp
23/03/2019), Shashank
denies making remarks about referendum on religion,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 25/03/2019) [He
made similar statement in the past! So, there is
no reason to doubt that he did it again!!]
Feeling
cornered, Deuba in last ditch attempt at consensus:
Deuba to meet dissident leaders Sunday (rep
17/03/2019)
Congress
rival factions in bid to form united force to challenge
Deuba, by Anil Giri (kp 07/03/2019)
Nepali
Congress district chiefs warn of calling special general
convention, by Anil Giri (kp 06/03/2019)
Student
union adrift: The Nepali Congress needs to understand
the qualities its future leaders must possess, by
Ranjan Kafle (kp 04/03/2019)
NC
failed to play role of opposition: Koirala (ht
28/02/2019), NC
in Leadership Crisis, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
01/03/2019)
Congress
crisis deepens, by Anil Giri (kp 27/02/2019)
‘Conspiracy
to delay general convention’ (ht 26/02/2019)
Nepali
Congress student union members clash outside party
office (kp 25/02/2019), 16
hurt as NSU factions clash at NC HQ (ht 25/02/2019)
NC
statute passed in a snub to Maha Samiti, by Roshan S
Nepal (ht 25/02/2019), NC
CWC endorses party statute bringing changes in key
provisions (rep 25/02/2019)
Deuba
vents ire on Koirala clan (ht 21/02/2019)
Nepali
Congress
4.0 : Does Nepali Congress have the vision to lead the
country in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
If answer is no, it has to get back to the drawing board,
by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 13/02/2019)
Congress
leaders
blame factionalism for delay to form party departments:
While the party struggles to find direction, insiders
say its role as the opposition is not effective either,
by Anil Giri (kp 12/02/2019)
Disconnected
Congress leaders fear elections, by Roshan S Nepal
(ht 12/02/2019)
NC’s
Foreign Policy Deviation, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
10/02/2019)
NC
holds nationwide anti-government protest rallies (ht
05/02/2019)
Congress
criticises government, NCP over Venezuela stand, by
Sanjaya Lama (kp 04/02/2019)
Deuba
threatens protest against govt (ht 02/02/2019)
NC
to continue protest in Parliament, streets, by
Roshan S Nepal (ht 31/01/2019)
Cabinet
meets
Congress’ demand on two hospitals: Government
decides to bring hospitals named after NC leaders under
federal government, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
30/01/2019), Govt’s
olive
branch fails to appease NC: Feb 4 protest on despite
a decision not to scrap hospitals named after the
Koiralas, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 30/01/2019)
Congress
mum on wide-body deal: Aircraft purchase scam issue
missing from minutes at Deuba’s behest, party insiders
say, by Anil Giri (kp 29/01/2019) [This
proves the hypocrisy of Nepalese politicians. Civil
society is much more effective if the political parties
do not participate!]
Congress
to hold protest rallies across country (ht
28/01/2019)
Path
of
peril: Even though politics of here and now demands
repositioning of Nepali Congress, playing to the
religious gallery might prove to be irreversible route
fraught with perils, by Manjeet Mishra (rep
23/01/2019)
Tarun
Dal demonstrates against government (kp 23/01/2019)
NC’s
parallel district committee formed (ht 23/01/2019)
Poudel
calls for enquiry into Deuba’s role in aircraft deal,
by Anil Giri (kp 15/01/2019) [An
incompetent party leader trying to bring down another
incompetent internal party opponent?], Deuba
denies involvemen, by Arjun Shah (kp 15/01/2019)
NSU
stares at dissolution of its CWC, by Roshan S Nepal
(ht 14/01/2019)
Nepali
Congress could be better opposition (rep 10/01/2019)
NC
MPs register public importance motion on road carnage
(rep 09/01/2019) [This is
justified, but one must still ask why they did not
become active when their party was in government!]
Opposition
is
rising: Government should heed the issues raised by the
opposition party and work to fulfil the promises made to
the people and the country, by Shankar Tiwari (rep
09/01/2019), Shadow
govt under Deuba on cards, by Roshan S Nepal (ht
09/01/2019) [A four times failed
PM is not the right person! He has highest responsiblity
for state failure himself!]
NC
to pressure govt to punish wide-body scam guilty
(rep 09/01/2019)
NC
grows offensive against govt as its main oppn role
criticized within party (rep 08/01/2019)
Saffronization
of
Congress: The liberals, moderates and youth leaders in
Congress must safeguard their party against the
communal, sectarian allure of right wing Hindutva
ideology, by Chhering Yonzon (rep 07/01/2019)
Nepali
Congress preparing to execute amended statute (ht
07/01/2019), Onus
of uniting NC rests on party president, says Paudel
(ht 07/01/2019) [Neither Deuba nor Paudel are the right persons to
unite this party!]
General
convention on time, says Deuba (kp 05/01/2019)
Trying
to
rise: Until Congress gets multidimensional, changeable
and dynamic actors in leadership position, the
party won’t be able to come out of the blind alley,
by Shankar Tiwari (rep 26/12/2018))
Congress
to have 14 office bearers, by Anil Giri (kp
22/12/2018) [There cannot be
enough positions for power greedy politicians! This is
typical for Nepal's big parties and proves
non-democratic structures and interests!!], 14-member
office-bearer body, 8 joint general sec’ys for NC:
Mahasamiti meeting to conclude today (rep
22/12/2018) [With all the failed
leaders remaining in top positions, the NC has once
again missed the much needed rejuvenation!], District
heads against naming central leaders to General
Convention (rep 23/12/2018), Congress
leaders put up united face, endorse statute, by
Sanjeeb Phuyal (kp 24/12/2018), NC
jamboree ends on a positive note, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 24/12/2018) [There is
nothing to be called positive: The failed old leaders
are having themselves celebrates once again. There is no
rejuvenation. The number of superfluous leadership
positiona has been extended. Most of all: Many party
leaders distance themselves from past democratic ideals
and call for a return to the Hindu state! The NC has
missed the chance to become a constructiuve, democratic
and inclusive opposition party!]
RPP
to cooperate if NC ‘carries’ agenda of Hindu-state:
Thapa, by Rishi Ram Baral (ht 22/12/2018) [???!!!]
Nepali
Congress Mahasamiti meet extends as leaders remain at
odds, by Anil Giri (kp 21/12/2018), Factional
disputes prolong Congress Mahasamiti, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 21/12/2018), Rival
NC
factions fail to forge consensus: The main agenda on
Thursday was the number of office bearers and their
election or selection (ht 21/12/2018)
Defining
Moment for NC, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 21/12/2018)
NC
leaders in fix as calls for Hindu state grow (rep
18/12/2018) [Such a party would
no longer be entitled to represent the people of
multi-ethnic and multi-religious Nepal!]
Nepali
Congress must reinvent (rep 17/12/2018), Grand
lost partyThe Mahasamiti shouldn’t turn into a missed
opportunity to regroup (kp 18/12/2018)
Congress
Mahasamiti to discuss pressing issues, by Anil Giri
(kp 15/12/2018), NC
Mahasamiti
meet set to begin today: Around 1,600 representatives
from across Nepal and beyond are participating in the
four-day event (rep 15/12/2018), NC
factions in bid to iron out differences (ht
15/12/2018), Congress
leaders
lash out at government: Former vice-president Singh says
the Mahasamiti meeting is a good opportunity for
the party to correct its mistakes (kp
16/12/2018), Nepali
Congress torn over draft charter, by Anil Giri (kp
17/12/2018), Call
for restoration of hindu state (kp 17/12/2018) [NC showing its true anti-secular
face by denying Nepal's multiethnic, multreligious and
multicultural identity], NC
likely to get additional veep, joint general secretary
(rep 17/12/2018), NC’s
policy
departure: Perhaps for the first time in its political
history, NC places India on equal footing with China in
its foreign policy agenda, by Suresh C. Chalise (rep
17/12/2018), Leaders
whip up frenzy over factionalism, by Roshan S Nepal
(ht 17/12/2018), Congress
struggles to end charter impasse, by Anil Giri and
Sailendra Adhikari (kp 18/12/2018), Leaders
scrambling to break gridlock over party statute (ht
18/12/2018), 7
office bearers, 161 CWC members in NC, by Anil Giri
and Sanjay Lama (kp 19/12/2018), NC
general convention to elect all office bearers but
treasurer, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 19/12/2018), NC
agrees on eight office bearers, by Roshan S Nepal
(ht 19/12/2018)
NC
Maha Samiti meet a formality? Real reason for increasing
number of office bearers is to strengthen factions,
by Roshan S Nepal (ht 14/12/2018)
Oli
government on the path to authoritarianism:
Congress, by Anil Giri (kp 12/12/2018)
Nepali
Congress approves policy to ‘lift country’s economic
status’, by Anil Giri (kp 11/12/2018)
Congress
agrees
to expand office bearers and CWC: If the Mahasamiti
meeting approves the agreement, the party will have two
vice-presidents, three general secretaries and four
joint general secretaries and a treasurer from the
next general convention, by Anil Giri (kp
10/12/2018) [There cannot be
enough positions for male Tagadhari leaders in this
party!]
Congress
braces for hostile top panel meet: Koirala-backed Poudel
faction says draft statute favours Deuba camp, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 29/11/2018)
Deuba,
rival camps hold separate meets (ht 29/11/2018)
Mahasamiti
meet may be early run at new Congress leadership, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 28/11/2018)
NSU
announces to hold its general convention on January 12
(rep 28/11/2018)
Need
an opposition: The Nepali Congress must unite to keep
the government on its toes (kp 27/11/2018) [The
party will not be able for this under its old failed
leaders!]
Congress
proposes more central members in its draft statute,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 26/11/2018) [This
is the wrong way: The party leadership needs a
rejuvenation. All the failed old leaders must go!],
NC
draft statute proposes barring leaders from holding two
positions (rep 26/11/2018)
Nepali
Congress hold crucial meeting today, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 25/11/2018)
Nepali
Congress launches attack on government, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 23/11/2018)
Congress
student wing panel gets new term, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 19/11/2018)
NC
divided over student wing leadership (kp
18/11/2018), Fracas
at NC office: Student wing groups fight over NSU statute
amendment, general convention date, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 18/11/2018)
Congress
youth leaders push for party revamp: Plan to present new
strategy to Mahasamiti and Central Working Committee,
by Anil Giri (kp 16/11/2018), NC’s
new course: Statute amendment, by Shobhakar Parajuli
(ht 16/11/2018)
Deuba
under fire from rival faction leaders (kp
13/11/2018), Deuba
fails to play effective opposition role, says Poudel
(kp 14/11/2018)
NC
nominates
Gachhadar as vice president: Ram Chandra Paudel
faction denounces the decision saying it was steamrolled
by party President Deuba without securing sufficient
consensus, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 07/11/2018) [In
a democratic party, all positions should be filled by
election, not by nomination!], NC
suspends party rules to appoint Gachchhadar as
vice-president (rep 07/11/2018), Gachhadar
named NC VP ‘flouting party statute’, by Roshan S
Nepal (ht 07/11/2018), Gachchhadar's
nomination sparks intra-party fued in NC: Rival faction
fear Deuba's hold (rep 11/11/2018)
NC
set to postpone Maha Samiti meet (ht 06/11/2018) [??], Congress
Mahasamiti meet postponed to December (kp
07/11/2018)
Will
retire only after restoring party: Deuba (kp
04/11/2018) [The NC needs a new
beginning with a young generation of leaders and not the
restoration of failed politics and personalities!!]
Youth
Leadership In NC, by Mukti Rijal (rn 25/10/2018)
NC
has three options with regard to selection of office
bearers (ht 25/10/2018)
Poudel,
Koirala close ranks against Deuba, by Anil Giri (kp
16/10/2018) [All the failed NC
leaders continue the destruction of this old party!],
NC’s
Paudel camp holds meeting (ht 16/10/2018)
Time
For Compromise Than Conflict, by D.M. Thapa (rn
13/10/2018)
Congress
defers
central working panel meeting indefinitely: Party does
not cite reason, but observers believe the widening rift
between rival factions is the cause (kp 11/10/2018)
Congress
meeting put off over charter row (kp 06/10/2018)
Rival
Congress camps join forces to rein in Deuba’s power
ambition: The draft statute of Nepali Congress offers
leeway to the party president to expand his power
(kp 05/10/2018)
Congress
deploys
six teams for feedback on draft charter: Nepali Congress
General Secretary Khadka-led panel circulates new
12-page draft (kp 25/09/2018)
Koirala
will lead Congress: Shashank (kp 24/09/2018) [???], Koirala
family will take over NC leadership: Shashank Koirala,
by Rekha Bhusal (rep 24/09/2018) [Why?
The NC needs younger leaders, especially non-Tagadharis,
most of all women!]
Nepali
Congress statute amendment: Preliminary draft proposes
more power to president (kp 23/09/2018) [???
NC on the way to selfdestruction?]
Nepali
Congress plots its revival (kp 11/09/2018)
Four
types of membership proposed in NC (rep 10/09/2018)
Nepali
Congress statute amendment: Charter drafting panel to
submit report by October 1 (ht 03/09/2018)
NC
told to amend statute to ensure 33pc seats for women
(kp 28/08/2018)
Nepali
Congress party poised for epochal meet, by Anil Giri
(kp 23/08/2018), Nepali
Congress In The Throes, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
24/08/2018), Congress
forms panel to amend party charter (kp 24/08/2018),
Faction-ridden
Nepali
Congress forms 11-member statute drafting committee:
Different factions differ on when to hold Maha Samiti
meeting, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 24/08/2018), Congress
defers apex body meeting (kp 26/08/2018), NC
Maha Samiti meeting on Nov 21-25 (rep 26/08/2018)
Factionalism
will plunge party into crisis, says NC General Secretary
Koirala (ht 23/08/2018) [It
already has! The NC has been succesfully practising it
for decades!]
Congress
leaders quietly campaigning for party presidency
(rep 21/08/2018) [Please not
again someone from this old generation of failed male
leaders! The party needs a completely new beginning!]
NC
to discuss ways to lower tax rates: The party is in
favour of tax rates that average people can pay, says NC
spokesperson, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20708/2018)
Revisiting
BP’s
socialism: Most Nepali Congress leaders use BP’s ideas
when they speak, but they do not always practice or
implement it when they are in power, by Ambika P.
Adhikari (rep 14/08/2018)
Deuba’s
absence delays CC meeting for a week (kp 08/08/2018)
Road
to
recovery: Had Nepali Congress honored its ideological
principles, the party would not have plunged so low as
it now finds itself in, by P. Kharel (rep
06/08/2018)
Blessing
in
disguise: Nepali Congress may have become weak but it
still remains an effective deterrent against possible
communist hegemony, by Narayan Manandhar (rep
05/08/2018)
Cultivating
Better Opposition Culture, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
04/08/2018)
NC’s
Role in Parliament, by Narayan Upadhyay (kp
18/07/2018)
Congress
must
rise: What Congress leaders would have us believe as
authoritarianism is actually hubris, arrogance and total
disregard to public concerns which every party has
displayed while in power, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
11/07/2018)
Gachhadar
threatens to quit NC (ht 10/07/2018)
Questions
for
Congress: Questions for Congress; Why should Congress
leave Socialist International with which it has long and
intimate relation and join Progressive Alliance?, by
Suresh Chalise (rep 08/07/2018)
Be
Careful, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 05/07/2018)
NC
to oppose govt’s ‘unpopular moves’ (kp 04/07/2018)
Mahat
urges Congress leaders to unite and tackle problems
(kp 24/06/2018)
Nepali
Congress district presidents’ conclave: NC factions spar
over convention, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp
21/06/2018), NC
district presidents for reorganizing party structure,
by Ashok Sujan Shrestha (rep 21/06/2018), NC
district presidents want unity (ht 21/06/2018), Govt
making totalitarian moves: NC district chiefs (kp
23/06/2018), Ruling
parties out to push Nepal into fresh round of
instability: NC (rep 23/06/2018), NC
accuses govt of totalitarian tilt (ht 23/06/2018)
Deuba
pledges to free NC of betrayers (ht 19/06/2018) [??]
Congress
clash: Sister wing polls suggest Deuba losing grip,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/06/2018), Deuba
faction faces humiliating defeat in Trade Union Congress
(rep 17/06/2018), Koirala
duo meet as dissident NC leaders regroup against Deuba
(rep 17/06/2018)
The
old party’s new test: NC continues to disappoint those
who like to see it act up as a robust opposition (kp
15/06/2018)
Congress
dissidents close in on Deuba, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 12/06/2018), ‘Timely
general convention needed for NC unity’ (ht
12/06/2018)
NC
forms shadow governments in Khotang local units
(12/06/2018)
Leaders
rue NC’s ‘poor’ performance (kp 08/06/2018)
Congress
has ‘golden chance’ to mend ways (kp 03/06/2018)
‘Congress
will fight any attempts to suppress democracy, free
press’ (kp 28/05/2018)
No
one can ask me to get out, says Nepali Congress
President Deuba (ht 28/05/2018) [Yes,
you are the best guarantee for NC's further decline!!]
Koirala
vows to end group feuds within congress to boost unity
(kp 17/05/2018)
Congress
conundrum: Though party leaders claim otherwise, the
Nepali Congress’ electoral defeat was not mainly due to
the formation of the left alliance,
by Asmita Verma (kp 17/05/2018)
NSU
factions to hold parallel events (kp 09/05/2018)
Many
NC leaders leave Deuba as rift grows (rep
07/05/2018)
Deuba
appoints
office bearers to key posts amid factional feud: Rival
leaders Poudel and Sitaula are left fuming after NC
President Deuba appointed his loyalists to key posts in
the party (kp 05/05/2018)
Deuba
begins parleys with rival faction (rep 03/05/2018)
Nepali
Congress In Turmoil, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
02/05/2018)
Row
puts off NC meet (kp 01/05/2018)
Cong
Mahasamiti to meet in four months: CWC takes
responsibility for poll defeat; Poudel objects to
decisions (kp 30/04/2018) [Poudel
must be aware that he is part of the failed generation
of NC leaders!], Left
alliance main reason for defeat: NC; The party decided
to dissolve parliamentary board, central work execution
committee (ht 30/04/2018)
Reviving
Congress:
Nepali Congress needs to reach out to common people.
Policies and programs need to be modified as per the
needs of the society, by Ganesh Mandal (rep
29/04/2018)
Those
close to Deuba defend leadership at NC meet (rep
26/04/2018), Gachhadar,
Shrestha defend Nepali Congress leadership (ht
27/04/2018), Poudel
slams Deuba at NC’s CWC meeting (kp 28/04/2018), NC
Central Working Committee meeting to conclude today
(ht 28/04/2018), Deuba
struggles over party office-bearer picks: Gachchhadar
stakes claim to vice prez (rep 28/04/2018)
Youth
leaders
press for early party convention: Seven youth leaders
submit paper to party leaders explaining reasons for the
poor election results (kp 25/04/2018), NC
second-rung leaders demand early general convention
(rep 25/04/2018)
NC
leaders demand change in leadership (rep 24/04/2018)
NC
leader Gurung withdraws support to party President Deuba
(kp 23/04/2018), NC's
KB Gurung withdraws support to Deuba, demands general
convention (rep 23/04/2018)
‘Intra-party
rift behind NC’s poll debacle’ (ht 17/04/2018)
Koirala's
bid to bring disgruntled leaders together (rep
15/04/2018)
Congress
CWC panel convenes next week (kp 11/04/2018)
Two
NC leaders divided over outcome of PM’s India visit
(kp 10/04/2018)
NC
top leaders assemble in Nuwakot and press for unity
(kp 22/03/2018), Congress
poll review meeting begins today: NC President Deuba
faces tough fight at CWC from rival factions (kp
23/03/2018), Run
party as per its statute: Nepali Congress treasurers (ht
23/03/2018), Singh,
Sitaula seek early convention (kp 24/03/2018), ‘End
factions and rebuild party’ (kp 25/03/2018), NC
CWC reviews party’s election defeat (kp 25/03/2018),
Congress
factions gear up for change in party leadership (kp
26/03/2018), NC
continues discussion on poll debacle (ht
27/03/2018), Failure
to call blockade a blockade caused poll defeat: Dr
Koirala (rep 27/03/2018), NC
leaders raise issue of ‘poll ticket sales’ (ht
28/03/2018), NC
CWC meeting postponed (ht 01/04/2018)
Deuba
hastens
naming party office bearers: Rival Nepali Congress
groups keen to defer appointments to negate party
president’s power (kp 21/03/2018) [The
failed old leaders are conrtinuing to destry this grand
old party!]
Grand
old party: The party of BP Koirala, the Nepali Congress,
urgently needs to reimagine and reinvent itself (kp
19/03/2018)
Sitaula
faction meets to press for NC reforms (kp
17/03/2018)
Top
NC leaders ask partymen for effective role in HoR
(kp 15/03/2018)
Nepali
Cong CWC meeting on March 23 to review poll debacle,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 11/03/2018)
Deuba
is NC PP leader: Appoints newcomer Gachhadar as his
deputy (kp 06/03/2018) [Continued
lack of perspective and intra party struggles are
guaranteed!!]
NC
In Doldrums, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 04/03/2018)
Singh
versus Deuba likely in NC PP leader election, by
Roshan S. Nepal (ht 28/02/2018), Deuba
under pressure to pull out of PP race: Poudel says party
president should give chance to new leaders (kp
01/03/2018) [But new, not old leaders please! Not only Deuba
has failed!], I
will become PP leader: Deuba (ht 01/03/2018), Poudel
faction ‘trying to weaken Congress’ (kp 03/03/2018),
Prospects
of consensus parliament leader fade as Congress blocs
spar (kp 04/03/2018), Deuba
and Singh to run for parliamentary leader’s post (kp
05/03/2018)
NC
youth leader Joshi launches campaign to revive party's
lost glory (rep 28/02/2018) [At
the age of 54, he should not be called a youth leader!]
NC
prez Deuba responsible for election debacle: Poudel
(kp 26/02/2018), Paudel
slams Deuba’s handling of party affairs (ht
26/02/2018)
Shashank
Koirala says ready to be NC PP leader (ht
21/02/2018), Race
for Congress PP leader begins: Deuba pushes for leader
by consensus; Koirala and Singh eye hot seat (kp
22/02/2018) [In the interest of the party's future, the
position should be given to the younger generation!],
Congress
postpones CWEC meeting (ht 22/02/2018), NC
CWC to expedite PP leader election (ht 23/02/2018),
Deuba
faces steep pressure to resign: Prakash Man Singh
lays claim to PP leader’s post (kp 24/02/2018), Deuba,
Singh all set for PP leader race (kp 25/02/2018), NC
meet okays draft PP statute; party to form shadow
government (ht 25/02/2018), NC
passes federal parliamentary party statute (rep
25/02/2018)
Congress
youth vow to revive party (kp 20/02/2018), Youth
leaders to put Deuba under pressure to reform Nepali
Congress, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 20/02/2018)
Singh
to challenge Deuba's bid for parliamentary leader
(rep 19/02/2018)
Nepali
Congress to play role of responsible oppn, strengthen
party (kp 18/02/2018)
Congress
plans to rebuild party after poll rout (kp
17/02/2018)
NC
repeats old faces under PR category (rep 14/02/2018)
Congress
approves statutes (kp 10/02/2018)
Congress
deputes leaders to oversee provincial works (kp
04/02/2018)
Polish
and
politics: Nepali Congress cannot rise from the ashes of
the election defeat by evoking such simple mantras as
boot polish, by Abhi Subedi (kp 04/02/2018)
NC
task force to lay groundwork to pick PP leader (kp
02/02/2018)
Delays
hit Congress’ provincial activities (kp 31/01/2018)
Congress
leaders shine shoes to showcase servanthood, by Anup
Ojha (kp 31/01/2018) [??]
Congress
a divided house over PP leader (kp 29/01/2018)
Deuba
faces
ire in party over govt decisions: Leaders fear NC will
suffer long due to wrong moves; After the elections, the
government is not mandated to decide on long-term
policy matters, says leader Gagan Thapa, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 28/01/2018)
Khand
calls for reform in Nepali Congress (ht 27/01/2018)
Nepali
Congress: A Divided House?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
24/01/2018), After
the
fall: When country watched Dhanaraj Gurung break into
sobs in front of television camera while explaining how
the party shunned him, people had decided, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep 24/01/2018)
‘Election
loss due to NC’s own weaknesses’ (kp 24/01/2018)
NA
poll: Province 7 NC women leaders make a pitch for Arzoo
(kp 23/01/2018)
Congress
seeks written report on poll debacle (kp
21/01/2018), Pressure
mounts on Deuba to review election debacle (kp
23/01/2018)
Deuba
under fire in party meet (kp 19/01/2018), NC
leaders oppose govt decision on state HQs, guvs (kp
19/01/2018), Time
for introspection, say NC CWC members (ht
19/01/2018), NC
CWC members rap Deuba over poll debacle (rep
19/01/2018)
Koiralas
in bid to ‘revive’ Congress (kp 17/01/2018)
NC
CWC to meet tomorrow: To discuss National Assembly
election, review loss in polls, by Roshan S. Nepal
(ht 17/01/2018)
Deuba
urged
to dissolve NC panels ‘formed against charter’: Poudel
requests Deuba to get rid of Parliamentary Board and
Central Executive Committee and start revamping the
party (kp 16/01/2018)
Congress
CWC
to discuss poll debacle: Spokesman Sharma: Says medicine
for the party, in the given circumstances, would be
‘retirement’ of leaders above 70 years (kp
15/01/2018) [The future NC
leaders should be in their 40s or maybe 50s!]
Opposition
the best option: By staying away from power, NC has the
opportunity resolve internal issues and regain its lost
glory, by Prawash Gautam (kp 14/01/2018)
What’s
next for the Nepali Congress? The Pradip Giri and Gagan
Thapa duo can rejuvenate Nepal’s founding democratic
party, by Puranjan Acharya (nt 12/01/2018)
Bishwa
Prakash Sharma picked NC spokesman (kp 10/01/2018),
NC
CWC to take some time to convene (ht 11/01/2018)
NC
group begins consultations for party reform (kp
09/01/2018), ‘NC
leadership not abiding by party statute’ (ht
09/01/2018)
NC
factions in blame game over poll loss (kp
08/01/2018)
Nepali
Congress Maha Samiti meet likely in April, by Rupesh
Acharya (ht 07/01/2018)
Leadership
Transfer in Nepali Congress, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
06/01/2018), Poudel
faction presses for change in NC leadership: A factional
meet to devise strategy tomorrow (kp 07/01/2018) [Yes, Deuba, Poudel and some others
must go and transfer responsibility to a younger
generation!!]
NC
and Reconciliation, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
05/01/2018)
I’ve
politically matured to lead party: Shekhar (kp
04/01/2018) [And bring the
judiciary under the control of parliament??]
Deuba
defiant despite debacle: Blames ‘internal reasons’ for
poll loss; Chides leaders asking him to resign (kp
01/01/2018), NC
Mahasamiti not to discuss leadership change (kp
02/01/2018) [RIP!], NC’s
electoral setback: All party members need to introspect
to figure out what went wrong and where, by Arjun
Narsingha KC (kp 02/01/2018), Nepali
Congress youth leaders slam party leadership, by
Roshan S. Nepal (ht 02/01/2018), Youths
in NC demand Mahasamiti meet (rep 02/01/2017)
Rival
NSU factions mark the Day with separate functions
(rep 01/01/2018)
NC’s
Electoral Debacle, by Mukti Rijal (rn 28/12/2017)
NC
bigwigs
say no to change of leadership: Second-rung leaders,
meanwhile, fear losing their grip on the party if they
backed the youth leaders’ call for leadership change
(kp 27/12/2017), Congress
youth leaders intensify intra-party consultations
(kp 27/12/2017)
Picking
up the pieces: The restoration of political centrism is
critical for the Nepali Congress and its future, by
Suresh Chalise (kp 26/12/2017)
Failure
Of NC Leadership, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
25/12/2017), Saving
the tree BP planted: The NC must demonstrate that it is
bound by principles of public service and high ethical
standards, by Naresh Koirala (kp 25/12/2017)
NC
soul searching after poll debacle (rep 24/12/2017)
Rising
from the ashes: If the Nepali Congress doesn’t overhaul
its leadership, it will soon be extinct, by Dinkar
Nepal (nt 22/12/2017)
NC
youth leaders meet to discuss party rebuilding (kp
21/12/2017)
Nepali
Congress In The Opposition, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
20/12/2017), Rout
to revival: NC’s political manoeuvrability in national
politics has hit its lowest point ever, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 20/12/2017), Evaluating
NC’s
‘loss’: Judging by the popular votes this time for
Nepali Congress, communist victory appears nothing more
than an outcome of political match-fixing, by
Narayan Manandhar (rep 20/12/2017)
Youth
leaders
press NC brass for reforms in party: Senior
Congress leaders, however, maintain that all the leaders
should be held responsible for the party’s poor
showing (kp 20/12/2017)
Public
confessions:
NC will have to reform its political direction and
keep Oli’s authoritarian populist behaviour in
check, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 19/12/2017)
Post-poll
prospects:
Hill voters accused Congress of not speaking strongly
against the blockade while Madhesis were disenchanted
with its inadequate support for statute amendment,
by Pramod Jaiswal (rep 19/12/2017)
NC
to call CWC, Mahasamiti meetings shortly (kp
18/12/2017)
‘Left
alliance
formation led to NC’s loss’: Congress leaders say PR
vote results suggest people’s faith in the party remains
intact (ht 17/12/2017)
NC
fails to retain strongholds in Province 4, by
Santosh Pokharel (rep 16/12/2017)
Intra-party
rift to blame for poll debacle: District commit-tees
asked to submit details (kp 14/12/2017) [Please
don't make it that easy! A complete exchange of the old
and failed leadership abd a return to the social roots
and ideals is necessary], Failure
to read nationalistic wave cost Cong dearly: Bhandari
(kp 14/12/2017), The
party is over: If the scale and depth of the current
defeat doesn’t wake up the NC, what will (kp
14/12/2017), NC
CWC meeting to introspect poll lossAlso on top of the
agenda is making the party cadre-based, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 14/12/2017), Leadership
change not a solution: Koirala (ht 14/12/2017) [But a precondition! Politicians who
want to bring the judiciary under the control of
parliament are also not qualified for leadership!]
Unraveling
Nepali Congress’s defeat, by Pratik Rimal and Dilip
Prakash Karki (rep 13/12/2017)
Congress
should do some soul-searching, say leaders: Calls get
louder for holding special general convention
immediately, by Manish Gautam (kp 11/12/2017), Top
NC leaders fail to rescue party, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 11/12/2017) [They are the main reason for the NC defeat!!],
Weak
link with common people blamed for Nidhi’s unexpected
loss, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 11/12/2017), Internal
feud blamed for NC’s defeat (kp 12/12/2017), Time
NC top brass opted for graceful exit: Youth leaders,
by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 12/12/2017), Deuba
‘in
no mood’ to resign as NC chief: Yet to make public
statement on the party’s worst electoral debacle ever;
Voices in the party have grown for immediate reforms,
including change in leadership, following the NC’s
worst performance in polls (kp 13/12/2017), NC
Tanahun seeks action against Joshi (ht 13/12/2017)
An
agitated
NC mulling over quiet introspection: Senior NC leader
Ram Chandra Poudel says the party will discuss the
possible reasons behind poor performance, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 09/12/2017)
NC
unveils five-year development roadmap (ht
05/12/2017)
The
Congress
conundrum: If not for its self-defeating ways, the NC
would have been a natural choice for a majority of
those believing in liberal democracy, by Mohan
Guragain (kp 21/11/2017)
Gagan
to head NC’s poll publicity wing (kp 09//11/2017)
Women
candidates few and far between in NC: Party leadership
struggles to quell charges of nepotism and favouritism,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 02/11/2017)
NC
unveils election manifesto (kp 012/11/2017), NC
advocates for wealth redistribution, social insurance
(kp 01/11/2017)
Cong
factions
play favourites as party selects candidates: Deuba
flexing his muscles in ticket distribution; Poudel not
happy, Sitaula camp in a tight spot, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 29/10/2017) [Really
a democratic party with dictators at its top!], Deuba
urges all to vote for democracy (kp 29/10/2017) [See link before!]
Congress
discusses changes to Proportional Representation list
(ht 29/10/2017)
NC
not keen on democratic alliance, allege FSF-N, RJP-N,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 28/10/2017)
NC
decides constituencies for top leaders (kp
27/10/2017)
Former
RJP-N gen secy joins Congress (kp 24/10/2017)
Bhattarai-led
Nepali Congress (BP) formed (ht 21/10/2017)
NC-NDF
unification to address Madhes issues: DPM Gachchhadar
(ht 21/10/2017) [You claimed the
same when you left the NC in 2007!]
Federal
and provincial polls: NC working to finalise candidates
for 1st phase (kp 20/10/2017)
To
ally or not to ally: Congress needs Madhesbadi parties
for its very survival while these parties can do without
such an alliance with NC, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
18/10/2017)
A
homecoming for Gachhadar: NLF, NC merge to ‘stop rise of
authoritarianism, save democracy and ensure broader
acceptance of statute’ (kp 17/10/2017), NDF
merges with NC (ht 17/10/2017)
Madhes
parties, NC to join forces against left bloc (kp
17/10/2017)
88kg
gold smuggling: Congress PR candidate arrested; Police:
Those held earlier named Man Bahadur Tamang as point
person, by Manish Gautam (kp 17/10/2017)
Akhanda
Party merges with NC: NC President Deuba welcomes
Akhanda Party Chairman Kumar Khadka and other leaders
(kp 16/10/2017)
Deuba
expands NC Parliamentary Board (kp 15/10/2017)
NC
forms board to pick election candidates: Deuba
‘violates’ party charter, includes graft convict Khadka
(kp 12/10/2017), NC
forms parliamentary board to finalise poll candidates
(ht 12/10/2017), Chaos
in Cong over candidates (kp 13/10/2017)
NDF
likely to merge with Nepali Congress (ht 10/10/2017)
[Everything forgiven and
forgotten that has been so important in 2007??],
NDF
prepared to merge with Congress (ht 14/10/2017), Congress,
NLF to seal unification deal today (kp 16/10/2017),
NDF’s
merger with NC postponed at the last minute (ht
16/10/2017)
Nepali
Congress recommends poll candidates in Ramechhap (ht
08/10/2017)
Congress
not to repeat PR quota lawmakers (kp 07/10/2017) [??]
NC
facing hard time picking election candidates in Province
7: As many as 62 persons have been recommended from Doti
alone (ht 06/10/2017)
Left
electoral
alliance leaves NC in tight spot: Leaders say party to
discuss its future strategy at today’s CWC meeting; Some
Congress leaders are of the view that the Maoist
Centre has lost moral and political ground to stay
in government (kp 06/10/2017)
NC
joins
forces with five parties for poll alliance: Parties
decide to form a seven-member taskforce to finalise
details of ‘democratic’ bloc (kp 05/10/2017)
Poudel
faction
calls for CWC meeting: Leaders of the faction demand
immediate formation of the parliamentary committee to
finalise candidates for the federal and provincial
elections (kp 27/09/2017)
Shekhar
accuses Deuba of violating party system (kp
30/08/2017)
30
NC leaders resign en masse (ht 11/08/2017)
Shining
light: If NC fails to dissect some of its controversial
decisions, it may again fall to second place in future
elections, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 01/08/2017)
NC
begins poll campaign in Province 2 (kp 30/07/2017)
Dispute
within NC further delays cabinet expansion (rep
26/07/2017)
Factionalism
is
a curse to NC: Sujata Koirala (kp 25/07/2017)
‘Distribute
party
tickets thru district committees’ (ht 24/07/2017)
Let’s
pave
the way for new generation, Paudel tells PM (ht
23/07/2017), Grand
aging
party: NC Vice President Poudel has rightly said, his
party needs more vitality at the leadership level
(kp 24/07/2017)
In
NC
meeting, Poudel, Deuba trade barbs over poll outcome:
Party president promises to initiate action against
‘saboteurs’ (kp 21/07/2017) [This
is exactly what ails the party: Reckless power struggles
among failed leaders leike Deuba and Poudel and no
understanding of the needs of people and country!!],
‘NC
ticket
to likely winners in third phase of local elections’
(ht 21/07/2017), Backstabbing
main
reason behind poll defeat: NC leaders (rep
21/07/2017), Poudel
faction blames Deuba for UML’s poll gains (rep
23/07/2017)
Leaders
from Koirala family unite again to challenge NC
leadership (rep 20/07/2017)
Dismal
poll
showing set to top Congress’ CWC agenda (kp
20/07/2017)
Congress
Must Learn From Mistakes, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
19/07/2017)
Nepali
Congress
to hear from Province 2 leaders ahead of polls: Party to
assess its position in the eight Tarai districts to
devise a strategy for the third phase of local polls
(kp 14/07/2017)
Congress
in
need of soul searching, says Paudel (kp 10/07/2017)
[Yes, please send the whole
generation of old leaders into retirement!!]
Ministerial
portfolio sharing triggers rift within ruling NC, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 06/07/2017) [Typical
NC behaviour!!], The
gulf between first and second rung leaders in Congress
is growing, interview with Gagan Thapa (rep
06/07/2017)
Deuba
struggles
to expand Cabinet: PM on a tightrope with too many
ministerial aspirants within his party (kp
05/07/2017)
Congress
‘weakened’
in Deuba’s home district, by DR Panta and Mohan
Budhair (kp 03/07/2017)
Madhes
and
Nepali Congress: Forgotten roots; BP and his Congress
party prevailed in the 1959 general election, winning 72
of 109 seats. Congress won nearly all its seats in
Madhes, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 28/06/2017)
NC
decides to send central representatives to 35 districts
for poll (rep 20/06/2017)
Factionalism
blamed
for NC’s loss in Ramechhap (ht 18/06/2017)
The
country
is watching: NC’s decline can be arrested if Deuba
changes his course and party members rise to the
challenge, by Naresh Koirala (kp 16/06/2017)
NC’s
KMC
defeat due to party disunity: Singh; Party central
committee member Nabindra Raj Joshi says time has come
for the Congress leadership to review the party’s defeat
(kp 13/06/2017)
NC
and UML more worried about intra-party conflict (rep
11/06/2017)
Leaders’
absence
affects NC’s election campaign in Kailali (ht
07/06/2017)
NC
cadre
on protest to fight ‘unfair’ nomination (kp
29/05/2017), NC
leader
on fast-unto-death (ht 31/05/2017)
NC
to finalize poll candidates by Saturday (reop
26/05/2017)
Congress
Can Bounce Back, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 24/05/2017)
Congress
committed
blunder, says Koirala (kp 23/05/2017)
Congress
defends
electoral alliance with ruling Maoists (kp
06/05/2017), Honour
poll
alliance: NC, Maoist leaders, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp
07/05/2017)
Dissatisfaction
in NC over new poll alliance, by Roshan Sedhai (rep
05/05/2017)
Lady
Justice (nt 05/05/2017)
Factionalism
rears
ugly head in Congress (kp 03/05/2017)
NC
unveiling
poll manifesto today (kp 25/04/2017) [Local
elections require locally different programs, not
national standards ordered by the central party elite!],
Nepali
Congress
takes a dig at rival parties, by Anil Giri (kp
26/04/2017), NC
election manifesto for local polls puts focus on
economic prosperity, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
26/04/2017)
Congress
conundrum:
Despite Deuba’s potential to be an icon of integrity,
his image is gradually turning to that of a ruthless
politician, by Achyut Wagle (kp 11/04/2017)
‘Judiciary
should
be overseen by legislature’ (kp 09/04/2017) [NC
General Secretary demands removal of separation of
powers!!!], Koirala
backtracks
on criticism of court (kp 10/04/2017) [Nevertheless
he has shown his true mind!], Undemocratic
democracy:
Proof of how far we have fallen is a senior leader
demanding that the judiciary should be kept under
parliament, by Dinkar Nepal (nt 14/04/2017)
NC
divided
over polls in one go or two phases: Majority of
lawmakers and CWC leaders are for voting in one go but
party chief has hinted at possibility of two-phase
elections (kp 08/04/2017), NC
for
putting amendment bill to vote: Open to holding polls in
two phases if UDMF takes part (ht 08/04/2017)
NC
manifesto
drafting panel in full shape (kp 02/04/2017)
NC
Objection To SC Verdict: Mocks Independence Of Judiciary,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 02/04/2017), Contempt
case
registered against NC president (kp 03/04/2017)
NC
to hold mass rallies in all seven provinces (rep
01/04/2017)
‘NC
should
bridge UML, UDMF rift’ (ht 28/03/2017)
Ensure
participation
of Madhes parties in May polls: NC leaders (kp
27/03/2017)
Khadka
calls
for referendum (kp 27/03/2017) [There
has already been referendums in form of Jana Andolan II
and the CA elections!!], Khadka
seeks referendum for Hindu state (rep 27/03/2017)
NC
lawmakers
from Tarai pressure party for amendment (ht
18/03/2017), Pressure
in
Congress to approve amendment bill before May vote
(kp 19/03/2017)
Some
NC
leaders want local polls after amending statute (ht
12/03/2017), A
section of NC asks leadership to act (kp 15/03/2017)
NC
Paudel faction demands CWC meeting: NC lawmakers from
Madhes want judicial commission to probe Saptari
incident (kp 08/03/2017)
Poudel
faction
ups the ante against Deuba (kp 26/02/2017), Paudel
faction
unhappy with Deuba’s ways, by Rupesh Acharya (ht
26/02/2017), Paudel
faction
wants CWC, PP meet as rift widens in NC (rep
27/02/2017), NC
rival
faction criticises Deuba, prime minister (kp
07/03/2017)
2
Cong MPs say will vote against amendments (kp
15/01/2017)
Nepali
Congress: A Lost Legacy, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
30/12/2016)
NC
brass
pressed to put charter revision on hold: Office bearers
for announcing date for local elections immediately
(kp 26/12/2016)
Deuba
urges
NC cadres to prepare for local polls: The NC president
also expresses hope the main opposition UML will come to
consensus on the statute amendment bill (kp
14/12/2016)
NC
initiates
campaign to widen support base: NC leaders will visit
their allocated districts to study about party’s
grip at the grassroots for a month, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp 12/12/2016)
Foresight
and
handshake: It is the first real indication of Deuba
rising above partisan politics within the Nepali
Congress, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 22/11/2016)
NC
leaders
drumming up support in Tarai (kp 21/11/2016)
Constitution
amendment:
Congress divided over way forward, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp 19/11/2016)
Deuba
working
on key nominations, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 18/11/2016)
‘No
discussion
in party on statute amendment’ (kp 11/11/2016)
NC
municipal
heads for local polls in March-April (kp 11/11/2016)
Tarun
Dal
conclave uncertain yet again (kp 09/11/2016), Tarun
Dal
conclave begins today (kp 12/11/2016), NC
leaders
ask cadres to get focused on polls (kp 14/11/2016),
Bid
for
unanimous Tarun Dal team, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
16/11/2016), Basnet
likely
Tarun Dal head, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 16/11/2016), Tarun
Dal
office bearers picked on consensus, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp 17/11/2016), Jitjung
Basnet
elected Nepal Tarun Dal President (ht 17/11/2016)
Dispute
surfaces
over NC order of precedence (kp 07/11/2016)
In
NC,
‘dither and delay’ is the order of the day, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 26/10/2016), Flip-Flopping
NC, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 30/10/2016)
Factionalism
Gets NC Nowhere, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 16/10/2016)
[The NC has been ridden by
factionalism since its earliest days!]
All
eyes
on Deuba as CWC meets shortly, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
15/10/2016)
Shashanka
Koirala
demands referendum on Hindu state (ht 15/10/2016) [The statement by the NC General
Secretary reflects the staunch conservative and anti-inclusive minding of many NC politicians!!],
Shashank
for
referendum to decide on Hindu state, by Shiva Puri
(kp 16/10/2016)
Deuba
unlikely to fill vacant party posts before Chhath,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 08/10/2016)
Divide
and
rule: Nepali Congress and its manifold intraparty feuds,
by Sarin Ghimire (kp 17/09/2016)
3rd
NWA
general convention today, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
14/09/2016), NWA
convention
begins: Leaders remember late Mangala Devi, say women
empowerment key to successful democracy, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 15/09/2016)
NC
nominations
before Dashain, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 09/08/2016) [Which year?], NC
fails to fill vacant posts of office bearers, by
Ashokm Dahal (rep 08/09/2016)
Tarun
Dal
convention likely to be postponed (kp 05/09/2016), Tarun
Dal
conclave postponed till Sept 19 (kp 12/09/2016)
Youth
leaders
of NC concerned about their roles: After NSU committee
members were barred from standing for elections, held
almost after a decade, youth leaders say they might have
no roles in the party (kp 02/09/2016) [a non-inclusive party controlled by failed old
male Tagadharis!]
Children
under
16 years of age barred from NSU membership (ht
01/09/2016)
Tarun
Dal
gears up for conclave: NC Youth wing to hold general
convention on Sept 9-11, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
31/08/2016)
NC
leaders
unsure of Deuba’s deputy: Congress President Deuba left
for Singapore on Friday for a checkup of his digestive
problems, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 29/08/2016)
Heavy
suits:
The successful conclusion of the NSU election was a
litmus test for NC’s commitment to holding local,
provincial and state elections by 2017, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 27/08/2016)
NC
district
chiefs to talk local body restructuring (kp
21/08/2016)
Young
force:
A silent battle continues among political parties to
divert the potency of student unions to their advantage,
by Abhi Subedi (kp 21/08/2016)
Politics
and
the young: The stereotypical image of youth politicians
as violent goons needs to change, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp 10/08/2016)
Nine
NSU
cadres file candidacy for gen secy (ht 04/08/2016) [Thank god, all of them are
Tagadharis, predominantly Bahuns, among them even one
women! This reflects the NC understanding of inclusion
even under its younger generation!], NSU
steps
up preparations for national general convention (ht
05/08/2016), NSU
gen
convention set to start tomorrow: Nepali Congress
student wing is holding its general convention after a
decade-long gap, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 06/08/2016), Age
bar
set for candidates competing for NSU posts (ht
06/08/2016), Student
politics:
The youth of today are the vehicles of change for a
better tomorrow, by Asmita Verma (kp 07/08/2016), NSU
conclave
begins after a decade, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
08/08/2016), Cloud
of
uncertainty hangs over Nepal Students’ Union election,
by Sarin Ghimire (kp 09/08/2016), NSU
closed
session today: The convention hits a snag following a
dispute regarding representatives in some districts
which resulted in the postponement of the closed session
on Monday (kp 10/08/2016), Union
likely
to elect new leadership on Saturday, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 11/08/2016), Disputes
delay
NSU election (ht 12/08/2016), Election
panel
to take out voter list today: Nain Mahar and Manoj
Acharya likely to battle it out, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp 13/08/2016), Deep
division
dampens NSU election: NC leaders say names of ministers
only after the conclave, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
15/08/2016), NSU
prez
aspirants file nominations: Mahar chosen from the
establishment side, Poudel faction undecided over its
candidates, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 16/08/2016), NSU
to
elect its new leadership today, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
17/08/2016), NSU
voting
continues till late night (ht 18/08/2016), Mahar
lands
NSU top post
after victory in tight race, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
19/08/2016), Mahar
elected
NSU president, by Kokila KC (ht 19/08/2016)
NSU
cadres
seek to resolve disputes before national convention
(ht 23/07/2016)
Row
over
representatives continues to rankle NSU (kp
18/07/2016)
Poudel
urges
Deuba to act in agreement, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
18/07/2016)
NC’s
Khadka
reminds Deuba ‘of his pledges’: Khum Bahadur seeks ‘due
respect and nomination for Congress vice-president in
return for help to Deuba' (kp 08/07/2016) [Convicted
criminals should never play any role in a democratic
party!!]
NC’s
Role Under Scrutiny, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
03/07/2016)
NC
president,
senior leaders irked by Sujata’s ‘treatment’, by Remain
absent from GP memorial event after PM Oli made chief
guest, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 02/07/2016)
Congress
picks
focal persons to watch over House committees (kp
24/06/2016)
NC
demands
specifics on reconstruction delay, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 24/06/2016) [This may be
reasonable but the question remains why this party as
well did nothing when it was leading the government!!]
5
more join Cong PP body (kp 23/06/2016)
Picking
deputy
a tough call for NC President Deuba: As per the party
statute, all the nominations were supposed
to be made within two months of the general
convention that concluded on March 7, by Satin
Ghimire (kp 22/06/2016)
Student
leaders
sceptical about NSU holding polls: Factionalism, high
number of aspirants, student leaders say, could
postpone the poll date once again, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp 21/06/2016)
‘NSU
convention
should not be delayed’ (kp 10/06/2016)
NSU
meeting
to fix convention date (kp 07/06/2016)
Nepali
Congress
to hold pending polls (ht 05/06/2016)
Deuba
names
four members to PP working committee (kp 03/06/2016)
NC
begins
consultations on local bodies’ polls (ht 26/05/2016)
NC
student
union working to hold convention from Sept 19 (kp
22/05/2016)
Has
NC Lost Ideological Compass?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
22/05/2016)
Deuba
under
fire for delaying nominations, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
20/05/2016)
Deuba
yet
to fill NC positions, by Prakash Acharya (ht
15/05/2016)
Leaders
criticise
Deuba for ‘immature’ move: Half a dozen leaders close to
Poudel meet the NC chief to convey that his failed bid
at toppling government had ‘tarnished’ the party’s image,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 07/05/2016), NC
MPs
rap Deuba over 'failed attempt' to oust Oli (rep
07/05/2016), Proposal
for
Dahal-led govt not from NC: Nidhi (ht 07/05/2016), Shekhar
defends
NC’s failed bid to change govt (kp 08/05/2016)
NSU
to
hold its conclave in June (kp 02/05/2016)
NC
sister
wings prepare for conclaves (kp 21/04/2016)
Will
Congress Join Government?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
20/04/2016)
Deuba
in
Delhi for wife’s care: Informal preparations going on
for meetings with top Indian officials (kp
19/04/2016)
NC
will
not join Oli-led govt: Koirala (ht 17/04/2016)
Opportunities,
Challenges
Before NC, by Tribhuvan Chandra Wagle (rn
16/04/2016)
Tarun
Dal
convention in September (ht 15/04/2016)
The
litmus
test: Deuba has rightly stressed resolving Madhes
standoff is high on his agenda (kp 11/04/2016)
Deuba
sets
eyes on completing his team: New Congress president will
have to nominate three office bearers—vicepresident,
general secretary and joint general secretary—and 11
central committee members (kp 08/04/2016)
42
lawmakers
in fray for NC PP election (ht 08/04/2016), Deuba
loyalists
make Congress PC majority (kp 09/04/2016), Deuba
panel
sweeps
NC PP members poll (ht 09/04/2016), Deuba
panel
sweeps parliamentary party also (rep 09/04/2016)
Deuba
trounces
Poudel to become NC PP leader: Cements control over
party with second big win, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 07/04/2016), Deuba
elected
NC Parliamentary Party leader, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 07/04/2016), Deuba
wins
with 139 votes against Paudel's 67, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 07/04/2016)
Nepal
Tarun
Dal gears up for convention (ht 05/04/2016)
NC
PP
statute revision ready: Endorsement of rules will lead
to PP leader poll (kp 03/04/2016), Congress
amends
its PP statute (kp 05/04/2016), NC
amends
parliamentary party statute (ht 05/04/2016), Nepali
Congress
PP meeting sees heated debate (rep 05/04/2016), Deuba,
Poudel
in race: 206 Cong Members of Parliament set to vote
today (kp 06/04/2016)
Sitaula-led
panel
to support Deuba for PP leader, by Ashok Dahal (rep
02/04/2016), Supporters
ask
Poudel out of PP leader race: Koiralas advise him to
back Deuba in return for key roles, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 04/04/2016)
Congress
president
to delay appointments: Deuba faces tough job giving a
semblance of unity, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
23/03/2016), Paudel
tells
Deuba to implement ‘one man one post’ in Congress
(ht 24/03/2016), Deuba,
Poudel
in a tight race for PP leadership (kp 25/03/2016), Deuba
asked
to support Paudel as PP leader (ht 25/03/2016), NC
to
decide PP leader poll date today (kp 26/03/2016), Poudel
supporters
want PP vote deferred (kp 27/03/2016), Poudel
backers
at odds over going to PP poll, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 28/03/2016), Poudel
panel
puts pressure on Deuba to defer PP election: Calls on NC
chief to hold the poll only after amendment of the
statute (kp 29/03/2016), PP
poll
likely after statute amendment (kp 31/03/2016), NC
settles
row over PP statute amendment (ht 31/03/2016)
NC
gears
up for PP leader vote: Deuba in bid to be unanimous
Parliamentary Party leader; President Deuba, senior
leader Ram Chandra Poudel and Prakash Man Singh to
compete for the position (kp 22/03/2016), NC
preparing
for parliamentary party leader election (ht
23/03/2016)
Cong
‘to
take lead’ to end political standoff, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 19/03/2016)
Can
Kangress
Reclaim Its Soul?, by Dipak Gyawali (sp 18/03/2016)
Deuba
takes
up NC mantle, vows unity: Ram Chandra Poudel likely to
be given the position of senior leader, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 17/03/2016), Deuba
nominates
seven CWC members: To pick 14 more after vote on
parliamentary party leader, by Prakash Acharya (ht
17/03/2016), Lead
from
the front: Deuba should stay firm on commitment to
federalism, republicanism, secularism (kp
17/03/2016), Deuba
assumes
office as NC president: Picks Paudel, Sitaula, KC,
Yadav, Acharya, Thapa, Chaudhary as CWC members (rep
17/03/2016)
NC
in
no hurry to form or join govt: Deuba (ht 16/03/2016)
Congress
puts
marginalised communities on the margins, by Dewan
Rai (kp 15/03/2016) [NC has missed the chance to turn into a
progressive and inclusive party with clean and
non-corrupt politicians that is no longer dominated by male
Tagadharis
as it is needed by the country!]
Early
Congress
Mahasamiti meeting likely (kp 14/03/2016)
Victory
Of
Deuba Over Poudel, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
13/03/2016)
Anti-federal,
pro-Hindu
could surround Deuba in NC nucleus, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 11/03/2016) [including corrupt elements like Khum Bahadur
Khadka], Chief:
Congress’ll
take lead in constitution implementation (kp
11/03/2016) [anti-federal and
anti-secular??], Old
faces
maintain lead (kp 11/03/2016), A
glass half-full: The NC, the oldest democratic party of
our country, is most undemocratic in its practices,
by Amma Raj Joshi (kp 11/03/2016), NC
CWC
vote counting goes on at snail’s pace (rep
11/03/2016), Shekhar
Koirala
on top in NC CWC vote count (ht 12/03/2016), Deuba
headed
for CWC majority (kp 13/03/2016), 21
members
elected to Congress CWC (ht 13/03/2016),
Nepali
Congress
vote counting to conclude today: Deuba on the safe side
with comfortable majority in the Central Working
Committee in sight (kp 14/03/2016), Deuba
panel
takes comfortable lead in CWC positions (rep
14/03/2016), Deuba
panel
holds sway over apex body: Of the 64 directly elected
CWC members, 36 are said to be close to him, by
Kamal Dev Bhattrai (kp 15/03/2016), Deuba
panel
has comfortable majority in Congress CWC (ht
15/03/2016), 13
new
faces elected to NC central committee: 15 old faces lose,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 15/03/2016)
NC
CWC
election: Majority of old faces; Deuba supporters have
the upper hand so far (kp 10/03/2016) [Including a corrupt criminal in top
position! And
predominantly male persons! Obviously, this party will never
change!], Nepali
Congress
vote counting on (ht 10/03/2016), A
lot on his plate: Election results offer NC, Deuba
another opportunity to improve on mixed record
(kp 10/03/2016), Back
again:
There are many reasons why Deuba will be much more
than a footnote in Nepal’s political history, by
Deepak Thapa (kp 10/03/2016), Thapa
to
continue efforts for Congress transformation (ht
10/03/2016), Mixed
poll
result may move Deuba to strive for party unity,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 10/03/2016), A
new dawn, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 11/03/2016)
Factionalism
in
faction ‘led’ to Poudel’s defeat: Loss likely to throw
the camp into further disarray, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 09/03/2016), Shashank
new
gen secy on back of BP’s legacy: Sita Devi Yadav edges
Chitra Lekha Yadav by eight votes to claim party’s
treasurer post, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/03/2016), Shashanka
elected
NC general secretary: Sita Devi wins treasurer’s post
with a narrow margin of just eight votes, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 09/03/2016)
Now
the
hard part: People hope to see structural changes in the
Nepali Congress following Deuba’s win, by Artindra
Dahal (kp 09/03/2016) [How this?
He is already the most often failed NC politician and
represents the old factionalism! Only a younger
generation can bring structural changes!], Will
Deuba
impact national politics right away?, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep 09/03/2016)
Deuba
defeats
Poudel: Eighth Nepali Congress president takes party
leadership out of the Koirala family after two decades,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 08/03/2016), New
Congress
chief has his task cut out, by Anil Giri (kp
08/03/2016), Roaring
win
for Sher Bahadur Deuba: Elected NC president after
defeating Paudel by 526 votes, by Prakash Acharya
and Tika R. Pradhan (ht 08/03/2016), NC
13th
general convention: Deuba romps home (rep
08/03/2016)
NC
votes
for top posts: 1,348 ballots cast; Delayed by storm,
row, counting starts at 2:00am (kp 07/03/2016), Cong
talks
EVMs, takes water tanks (kp 07/03/2016), No
major
policy, structural changes (kp 07/03/2016), To
new
NC leadership: Resolution to key issues will lead to
stability and growth, which in turn leads to long-term
stability (kp 07/03/2016), NC
leaders
could not differentiate between BP’s ideals and his
tactics, interview with Puranjan Acharya (kp
07/03/2016), NC
General Convention: New Generation Should Emerge, by
Mukti Rijal (rn 07/03/2016), Poll
for
NC CWC over, result delayed, by Prakash Acharya and
Tika R. Pradhan (ht 07/03/2016), Vote
for
NC president inconclusive, runoff from 2-5 pm today,
by Thira L. Bhusal and Ashok Dahal (rep 07/03/2016)
Congress
set
to elect new party prez, CWC: 315 contenders in fray for
64 positions, including three office bearers, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 06/03/2016), NC
endorses
policy and programmes; voting for new leadership today,
by Prakash Acharya (ht 06/03/2016), Ballot
puts
leadership acumen to test in NC, by John Narayan
Parajuli (kp 06/03/2016), Jamboree
in
full swing on last day of campaigning, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht 06/03/2016), We
are
working to end factionalism in party, interview with
Nabindra Raj Joshi (kp 06/03/2016) [??],
Concerns
raised
over low participation of women (kp 06/03/2016) [!!]
3-way
toss-up
as NC race hots up, by Anil Giri (kp 05/03/2016), Amid
election
heat, policy debate put on back burner, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 05/03/2016) [!!],
‘Transforming
party
my goal’, interview with Gagan Thapa (kp
05/03/2016), ‘We’ll
end
factionalism’, interview with Arjun Narsingh KC (kp
05/03/2016) [Yes, this is proved
by the current escalation of factionalism within the
party leadership!!], The
Con(g)-race!:
It
really doesn’t matter who becomes the next NC
President; All the three candidates will do
nothing to transform the party, nor will they find
middle ground and bring all the Kangaroos together,
by Guffadi (kp 05/03/2016) [satirical
but very true!], NC
promises
another constitutional amendment (ht 05/03/2016), 375
in
fray for 64 NC CWC posts, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
05/03/2016)
NC
General Convention: New Generation Should Emerge, by
Mukti Rijal (rn 03/03/2016)
Busy
establishment
side throws leaders into tizzy: Faction split into three
camps with Poudel, Sitaula and Sujata deciding to enter
the fray, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 03/03/2016), Deuba
announces
his candidacy for top job: Picks KC as general
secretary, Yadav as treasurer (kp 04/03/2016), 4-day
Cong
General Convention begins: All three party presidential
hopefuls claim they are a cut above others, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 04/03/2016), Koirala
clan
on Poudel’s side: Poudel reached Shashank’s residence to
court support of the Koiralas, widely considered to be
the establishment, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
04/03/2016), Youths
pushed
to the margins (kp 04/03/2016) [!!],
Food
for
thought: NC plenum has seen an astonishing lack of ideas
to keep nation hopeful (kp 04/03/2016)
Congress
full
of equations, likely to see 3-way contest: Two leaders
from establishment may vie for top job unless there is
last-minute agreement (kp 02/03/2016), Deuba
vows
to lead party ‘differently’, by Kamal Dev Bjhattarai
(kp 02/03/2016), In-laws
of
equilibrium (kp 02/03/2016)
NC
likely
to squander opportunity to evolve, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 01/03/2016), Establishment
camp
struggles to choose candidate for top job (kp
01/03/2016), NC
dissidents
refuse to budge: Paudel offers to make Sitaula the
leader of parliamentary party and assures Sujata DPM’s
post in the next government, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
01/03/2016) [Power and positions
for the old privileged elite, but what does the party
offer to people and country?], Aspirants
for
NC prez find finalizing panels tough going (rep
01/03/2016)
NC
not
adopting federal structure in party for now, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 29/02/2016) [Is
this a hint that the NC is going to distance itself from
the idea of federal state?]
Madhes
‘key’
for party presidential hopefuls, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 28/02/2016), For
Poudel,
it depends on what he offers to leaders: Sujata Koirala
announces she will also enter the fray (kp
28/02/2016), Tough
negotiations
under way in NC: Four aspirants of the establishment
side continue to stay as rigid as ever about contesting
the party presidency (ht 28/02/2016), NC
factions
watch rival moves on candidates: Deuba wants to take
leaders left out on other side; Uphill task for Poudel
to keep establishment united, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 29/02/2016), I
haven’t come this far just because my father was a big
leader, interview with Prakash Man Singh (kp
29/02/2016) [Why else?],
NC
not
to increase office bearers: Paudel, Deuba and Sitaula
likely to contest for post of party president, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 29/02/2016)
Biennial
NSU
gen convention not held even once in decade: General
convention of the student union has been deferred six
times in the last five years (kp 28/02/2016) [!!]
Rival
factions
in final bid to pick candidates: Deuba camp in
‘comfortable position’; Establishment side in a fix,
by Anil Giri (kp 27/02/2016) [Unchanged
fight for power and positions among failed leaders! No
understanding of the need of the hour!!], NC
establishment
to field Paudel for party prez (ht) [The
one who prevented the work of CA-I for more than eights
months only because he wanted be become PM?? May god
save Nepal!], NC
polls
now in hands of kingmakers, by Ashok Dahal (rep
27/02/2016)
Indian
spooks:
Without conviction-driven politicians like BP, people
suspect the loyalty of Congress leaders who are known to
kowtow before their Indian masters, by Biswas Baral
(rep 25/02/2016), Debunking
myths:
By no means does economic liberalisation that the NC
adopted in the 1990s contradict BP’s idea of socialism,
by Sarin Ghimire (kp 26/02/2016), Internal
Democracy
Within Nepali Congress, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
26/02/2016)
NC
draft
policy, programme document offers broad strokes: Fails
to impress even insiders, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
24/02/2016), No
more
factions: Koirala’s demise has left a void in the
Congress but also an opportunity for it to unite, by
Prem Raj Joshi (kp 24/02/2016), Rival
NC
factions differ on number of office bearers: Deuba camp
to oppose establishment side’s proposal to increase
official posts in the party, by Prakash Acharya (ht
24/02/2016) [This old generation
of failed leaders will never change and should be kicked
out for the sake of party and Nepal!], NC
establishment
carries on bid to find common candidate, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 25/02/2016), ‘Policy
draft
unacceptable’ (kp 25/02/2016), Nepali
Congress
factions hoping to garner last-minute support (ht
25/02/2016) [Still no
understanding of the necessity of fundamental changes in
persons as well as in programs!!], NC
split
over Office Bearers size: Agreement on increasing quota
for marginalised groups to meet constitutional
requirements, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
26/02/2016), NC
leadership
urged to review party’s NGC document (ht),
NC
leadership
urged to review party’s NGC document: CC leaders say its
policy and programmes do not address post- constitution
challenges (ht 26/02/2016), Congress
to
revise party policy and program (rep 26/02/2016)
Congress
CWC
members call for probe into Koirala’s death, by
Manish Gautam (kp 24/02/2016)
Koiralas
will
stick together no matter who we support as party
president, interview with Shekhar Koirala (kp
22/02/2016), Koirala
clan
counts for Cong candidates: Poudel, Deuba, Singh and
Sitaula reach out for help, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 23/02/2016), Shashanka
Koirala
prescribes pills for party unity (ht 23/02/2016)
Establishment
divided
over prez candidate: The Koiralas stand for a unanimous
presidential candidate who could end factionalism in the
party (kp 21/02/2016), Nepali
Congress
factions preparing to finalise names for office bearers’
positions, by Prakash Acharya (ht 21/02/2016) [Besides Gagan Thapa only failed old
leaders ad extremely corrupt criminals, all of them male
and predominantly Thagadari!!]
Deuba
rolls
the dice, but move cuts no ice: Poudel says not keen to
swallow parliamentary party leader post bait, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp 19/02/2016), Aspirants
for
party prez intensify bids to line up support (rep
19/02/2016) [Please save party
and country from this failed, undemocratic and
incompetent generation of politicians!!]
44
Congress
district presidents elected (kp 19/02/2016)
Statute,
Madhes
to top agenda (kp 17/02/2016)
Youth
leaders
for overhauling NC ideology, organisation, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 16/02/2016)
Deuba
eyes
NC leadership as establishment side fragments, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 16/02/2016) [Deuba
has been the most often failed PM of Nepal! With him,
the party has no future!]
Let
the
party begin There’s a whole lot of things the
Congress needs to do after its general convention,
by Nabin dra Raj Joshi (kp 16/02/2016)
Cong
opens
talks in a bid to close ranks, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 14/02/2016), Passing
the
torch: It will be interesting to see if the Koirala
dynasty becomes history or makes history, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 14/02/2016), NC
establishment
faction in bid to forge unity, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 14/02/2016), Establishment
struggles
to decide key candidates: Deuba-led camp appears united
in looming elections (kp 15/02/2016), Managing
aspirants
for top posts tough job for Deuba: Wooing key leaders
from establishment faction also, by Ashok Dahal (rep
15/02/2016)
Bad
timing:
The Congress should have read the mood in Madhes before
scheduling its convention, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp
12/02/2016)
Congress
after
Koirala: Leadership void feared, by Anil Giri (kp
10/02/2016) [Ideal occasion to
hand leadership over to a younger and more inclusive
generation! Else, the decline of the party will continue
(39 percent of the votes in 1991, only 25 percent in
2013)!!], Nepali
Congress
puts off programmes for 13 days (ht 10/02/2016), Congress
first
family faces uncertain future: Will factional politics
end? Or will it further deepen? (kp 11/02/2016), Death
sparks
leadership debate in Koirala faction, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 11/02/2016)
Narahari
Acharya
suffers stroke, condition stable, by Arjun Poudel
(rep 10/02/2016), Narahari
Acharya’s
condition stable (ht 11/02/2016), 'Narahari
Acharya
neurologically more alert' (rep 11/02/2016), Acharya
‘critical
but stable’ (kp 12/02/2016)
On the death of Sushil Koirala: Ex-PM,
Nepali
Congress President Sushil Koirala passes away (ht
09/02/2016), Sushil
Koirala’s
demise poses potential problems for Nepal (ht
09/02/2016), Sushil
Koirala’s
final rites on Wednesday (ht 09/02/2016), “I’ve
already
understood…,” said Sushil Koirala before breathing his
last (ht 09/02/2016), Indian
delegation
pays tribute to Koirala; to return today after meeting
Oli, Thapa (ht 09/02/2016), Adieu
Sushil
Da (photo feature) (kp 09/02/2016),
Nation
wakes
up to shockFormer PM and NC President Sushil Koirala,
who led constitution-drafting to its conclusion, dies at
78 (kp 10/02/2016), Adios
Sushil
Da (1939-2016): Man of few words but many strengths,
by Kamal Dev Bahattarai (kp 10/02/2016), Koirala’s
home
district in outpouring of grief, by Janak Nepal (kp
10/02/2016), Was
Koirala’s
illness ‘kept in dark’ for political expediency?, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 10/02/2016), Nepal’s
friends
send words of comfort in hour of grief (kp
10/02/2016), Women
politicians
hail late leader’s role (kp 10/02/2016), Rest
in
peace: Known for his simplicity, Koirala leaves behind a
mixed legacy as leader (kp 10/02/2016), Former
PM
Sushil Koirala passes away (ht 10/02/2016), Was
to
be admitted to TUTH on Mon (ht 10/02/2016), Condolences
pour
in for Koirala (ht 10/02/2016), Foreign
leaders
hail former PM’s simplicity, by Lekhanath Pandey (kp
10/02/2016), Koirala
family
mourns in Nepalgunj (ht 10/02/2016), Madhes
shocked
at former PM’s demise (ht 10/02/2016), Homage
to
Koirala: If leaders benefit from his virtues and become
wiser from his mistakes and weaknesses, it will be the
best homage they will be paying to their departed leader
(ht 10/02/2016), Remembering
late
former PM Sushil Koirala: Those who worked closely with
him recall him as having an innate characteristic of
doing what he considered was right for the nation,
by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 10/02/2016), Constitution
promulgation,
Koirala's biggest achievement, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep 10/02/2016), Multiple
complications
led to sudden death: Dr Yogi (rep 10/02/2016), Adieu,
Sushil
da, by Swarnim Wagle (rep 10/02/2016), Ex-PM
Koirala's
sudden demise takes country aback, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 10/02/2016), True
achiever:
If Sushil Koirala had been close to India he would not
have been the only Nepali prime minister who was not
invited by India on assuming office, by Prateek
Pradhan (rep 10/02/2016)
Congress
leaders
underline need to revamp party (ht 09/02/2016)
Youth
leaders
should be given key positions within the party,
interview with Gagan Thapa (kp 08/02/2016)
NC
Rukum
regional convention uncertain (ht 08/02/2016), Elections
in
65 districts today (rep 08/02/2016), NC
conventions
over in 62 dists (kp 09/02/2016), NC
convention
held in Gandaki, Dhaulagiri (ht 09/02/2016), Voting
in
Kailali called off on account of dispute (ht
09/02/2016), KC,
Pangeni
and Ghale win NC regional polls (ht 10/02/2016)
Koirala,
Deuba
locked in tight race for delegates (kp 07/02/2016) [Hopefully, the delegates understand
that these failed leaders have been responsible for the
continued decline of the party! The NC got 39 percent of
the votes in 1991 but only 25 percent in 2013! The party
is not able to reflect the needs of the hour!], Both
NC
camps claim to have emerged stronger (ht
07/02/2016), Clash
erupts
between Koirala and Deuba factions (ht 08/02/2016),
NC
rival
factions locked in tight race in western region (rep
08/02/2016), Paudel
seeks
support from party bosses (ht 08/02/2016), I’ll
resolve
Madhes issue if elected party chief: Deuba (kp
09/02/2016) [Just as you solved
the Maoist insurgency in 2001 without having any
agenda??]
Congress
constituency
conventions convened (kp 06/02/2016)
Tarai
protests
affect NC local conventions, by Ashok Dahal (rep
06/02/2016)
Nepali
Congress And Dalits, by Tribhuvan Chandra Wagle (rn
06/02/2016) [Dalits have never
played any role in the traditional hierarchical thinking
of the NC leaders! See candidate selections for all
parliamentary elections after 1990!!]
No
party
for young men: With the 13th General Convention of
Nepali Congress around the bend, youth leaders are
hoping to break the glass ceiling, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp 06/02/2016)
Run-off
voting
may decide new NC prez, by Prakash Acharya (ht
05/02/2016)
Koirala,
Poudel
hard-pressed to make peace: The idea of both standing
for party president does not sit well with leaders of
establishment faction (kp 03/02/2016)
SLMM
cadres
attack NC leaders’ homes, by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp
02/02/2016), NC
warns
of retaliation if SLmm ‘attack’ continues, by
Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 03/02/2016) [Retaliation
of crime by crime?? What about rule of law?]
‘Tourist
leaders’
routed in NC local convention, by Tekendra Deuba (ht
01/02/2016), Influential
NC
leaders defeated in local conventions (rep
01/02/2016)
NC
needs
to do lot more to promote internal democracy, by
Prakash Acharya (kp 31/01/2016)
NC
holds
local conventions run-up to cong jamboree, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 30/01/2016)
Will
Koirala
clan retain NC leadership? Members of the Koirala family
have led the 69-year-old party directly or indirectly
for six decades so far, by Ashok Dahal (rep
30/01/2016), Koirala
camp
infighting could give Deuba edge (kp 31/01/2016)
NC
working
to amend its statute (ht 28/01/2016)
No
enthusiasm
in Madhes ahead of NC general convention (rep
28/01/2016), NC
ready
for conventions despite possible disruption (kp
29/01/2016), NC’s
Madhes
leaders concerned about possible disturbances by UDMF
cadres (ht 30/01/2016)
Paudel
says
he will contest for NC presidency (ht 28/01/2016)
NC
urges
parties to end blockade (kp 26/01/2016)
Koirala
begins
exercise to consolidate his strength, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 26/01/2016)
General
convention:
NC appoints district election officers (kp
24/01/2016)
Deuba
stakes
claim to NC’s top post (ht 24/01/2016)
Other
party
supporters listed as NC members (kp 22/01/2016)
Agitating
parties
plan to disturb NC village, municipal conference (ht
22/01/2016)
NC
proposes
4-tier party structure (kp 21/01/2016)
Sujata
Koirala
vying for post of Congress prez (ht 21/01/2016)
Time
to
revive BP’s democratic socialism, interview with Ram
Chandra Poudel (rep 21/01/2016)
Sushil
Koirala
should not vie for top party post: Sujata (kp
18/01/2016)
NC
leadership
urged to connect with Tarai: Youth leaders say stands
taken by Prime Minister KP Oli and Sadbhawana Party
Chair Rajendra Mahato on Madhes are inappropriate
(kp 17/01/2016), Report
on
Tarai stir submitted (ht 17/01/2016)
Congress
debating
internal democracy, by Prakash Acharya (ht
17/01/2016)
Team
mobilised
to gauge Deuba’s support base (kp 15/01/2016)
Deuba
doubts
NC’s strength (ht 15/01/2016)
Factional
dispute
in NC over party charter revision: Increasing office
bearers’ number bone of contention, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 13/01/2016)
Nepali
Congress In Doldrums, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
13/01/2016)
Koirala
in
‘wait and see’ mode on NC presidency, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 12/01/2016), Poudel
hopeful
Koirala will back his presidential bid (kp
12/01/2016)
NC
membership
decision short-lived: Renewed row threatens preparations
for party’s 13th general convention scheduled to be held
in March (kp 11/01/2016)
Party
is
over: Parties should revise charters to permit senior
office holders for a fixed period (kp 11/01/2016)
Poudel:
Will
vie for NC prez, by Binod Bhandari (kp 09/01/2016),
Campaigns
of
Deuba, Poudel rile Koirala (kp 10/01/2016), NC
needs
change of leadership, says Sitaula (ht 10/01/2016)
Congress
organisation
structure to be attuned to federal shape: Leaders say
party restructuring will begin during the upcoming
general convention while the next summit will complete
the mission, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 06/01/2016)
NC
Veep
Poudel to visit India (kp 04/01/2016)
NC
leaders
in race for party presidency step up campaigns, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 31/12/2015)
New
dust-up
in Congress just as dust was settling: Rival camps led
by Sushil Koirala and Sher Bahadur Deuba dispute over
increasing key party positions, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 30/12/2015)
Congress
settles
active membership row (kp 29/12/2015)
Kingmakers
in
Cong: It’s quid pro quo: Personal ambitions of key
second-rung leaders likely to swing the leadership
contest, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 27/12/2015) [These so-called kingmakers are
failed politicians themselves, partly even criminals
found guilty like Khum Bahadur Khadka!!!]
Congress
membership
row rages (kp 25/12/2015)
Congress
youth
leaders claim seat in apex body, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 22/12/2015)
Panel
set
to finalise NC membership list: The panel is asked to
submit a report to party prez within three days (kp
21/12/2015), NC
probe
panel gets three days to settle membership dispute
(ht 21/12/2015)
Poudel
firm
on running for NC chief despite odds, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 20/12/2015)
Main
oppn
Congress grappling with dispute over membership: Some
Central Working Committee members are against a report
presented by the Narahari Acharya-led committee (kp
17/12/2015), Nepali
Congress
CWC divided over report on active membership (ht
18/12/2015)
Convention
fever
grips NC brass: Three-man race likely for party
president’s post, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
14/12/2015) [This race of old
failed politicians proves that the NC does not
understand the need of the hour! In this way it's a
party without future!!], Deuba
to
make desperate bid for party president, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 16/12/2015) [Only
to remember: This politician already badly failed in
1995, 1996, 2001, 2002 and 2004-5!!]
Now
Congress
begins statute publicity drive (kp 09/12/2015)
Sujata
to
vie for top job at Nepali Congress (ht 23/11/2015)
NC
lawmakers
tell party to take initiative to resolve Tarai unrest,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 22/11/2015), NC
in
bid to form major forces’ common stance: Holds meeting
with ruling parties on Madhes stir (kp 22/11/2015),
Divided
NC
seeks unity among Big 3, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
22/11/2015), Get
serious
about crisis, NC tells govt (ht 22/11/2015)
NC
to
press govt to pass reconstruction bill at earliest
(ht 17/11/2015) [It should have
been passed already five months ago when the NC was
heading the government!!]
NC
gearing
up for 13th NGC, by Prakash Acharya (ht 15/11/2015)
Poudel:
Ready
to vie for NC president (kp 11/11/2015) [Please
not another one of the generation of failed leaders!]
Congress
reveals
reason behind PM, prez polls: Says differences with UML
on Tarai, NRA issues prompted into races (kp
06/11/2015), Differences
led
to split in NC-UML alliance: Koirala, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 06/11/2015)
NC
demands
NRA chief exec post: Refuses to join govt talks team,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp 05/11/2015)
NC
feels
urgency to redeem image: Some leaders urge the party
leadership to reach out to the agitating Madhes-centric
parties to resolve the Tarai crisis (kp 04/11/2015)
[But the NC leaders have highest responsibility for
the unconstitutional procedure of writing a
non-inclusive constitution!?], Young
turks
urge NC old guard to clear way: Advise Koirala, Deuba
and Paudel to take lead role in resolving crisis, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 04/11/2015), Koirala
asked
to hand over Nepali Congress leadership: NC leaders tell
him to take recent criticisms in stride, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 05/11/2015)
Koirala
under
pressure to quit as PP leader: Central members rue
party’s failure to get any of major state positions,
by Anil Giri (kp 02/11/2015), Top
Congress
leaders grilled at CWC meeting, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 02/11/2015), NC
leaders
come down on party brass (kp 03/11/2015), NC
top
leaders engage in blame game, by Prakash Acharya (ht
03/11/2015)
NC
Central
Working Committee meeting today (kp 24/10/2015), NC
CWC
meet to disucuss Prez, Veep elections today (rep
24/10/2015), CWC
meet
entrusts NC office-bearers to pick prez, veep candidates
(rep 25/10/2015)
Presidential
election:
NC to pick candidate after Dashain (kp 20/10/2015)
NC
reviews
defeat in PM election (ht 15/10/2015)
NC
to
hold convention within next six months (kp
22/09/2015)
15
NC
leaders, including lawmakers resign (ht 08/09/2015)
NC
to
postpone convention thru CWC meeting, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht 29/09/2015), NC
calls
CWC meet for convention deferral (kp 31/08/2015), NC
plans
to hold convention by March (rep 01/09/2015), Congress
defers
gen convention, by Anil Giri (kp 02/09/2015)
Cong
seeks
clarification from Singh (kp 27/08/2015)
NC
Kaski
urges cadres to remain united (ht 24/08/2015)
NC
party
office padlocked (ht 21/08/2015)
NC
General
Convention hangs in the balance (kp 17/08/2015)
NC
general
convention: Preparations get under way (ht
12/08/2015)
NC
lawmaker
Karna assaulted (ht 15/07/2015)
NC
general
convention deferred by a week (kp 11/07/2015), NC
reschedules
its general convention for Sept 19-22 (ht
11/07/2015)
Stick
to
democratic values: NC leaders (kp 08/07/2015)
Parliamentary
Party
meeting: NC brass draws flak for ‘giving in to leftist
agenda’; Members warn of flouting party whip and
disowning constitution without the names, demarcation of
states , by Anil Giri (kp 03/07/2015)
NC
district
presidents for invigorating party (ht 03/07/2015)
NC
cadres
on warpath (ht 24/04/2015)
NC
factional
feud: 14 districts yet to submit party membership forms
(kp 17/04/2015), Conclaves
of
NC wings ‘unlikely’ before September: There are slim
chances of holding conventions of sister organisations
before the general convention due to the factional feud
(kp 19/04/2015)
Sujata
says
she will vie for party presidency (ht 05/04/2015)
Congress
factional
animosity worsens, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
26/03/2015), Nepali
Congress
general convention: Deuba faction intensifying
preparations (ht 26/03/2015)
Sashank
to
contest for Congress president (ht 16/03/2015)
Deuba
faction
lashes PM for ‘govt, party failures’: Disciplinary
charges against Sujata and 182 others revoked (kp
24/02/2015), Koirala’s
‘inability’
slammed in NC CWC (ht 24/02/2015) [This
fact was well-known long before he was made party
chairman and PM!!!]
NC
CWC
tells party leadership to be more flexible: Leaders
suggest putting questionnaire panel’s proceedings on
hold for dialogue with opposition (ht 23/02/2015)
13th
NC
general convention in Sept, by Anil Giri (kp
19/02/2015), NC
general
convention in September, by Prakash Acharya (ht
19/02/2015)
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