NC district committees claim Maoist atrocities for their poll defeat

Around 20 district committees of Nepali Congress (NC) have claimed that they faced election defeat due to Maoist atrocities, intimidations and threats.

They point out Maoist use of threats to go back to jungle if they are defeated in the election, the continued capture of seized properties, inability of displaced persons to return home, physical attacks and obstructions against other parties’ cadres from entering villages as some reasons for their defeat.

Submitting report to the party evaluating the electoral defeat, the committees have made such assertions, according to NC office secretary Shobhakar Parajuli.

The NC had urged all district committees to submit their reports analysing party’s defeat by Tuesday.

The NC CWC meeting slated to begin from Thursday will discuss these reports.

Apart from Maoist atrocities, some district committees have also accused lack of strong organisation as reason for NC’s defeat. In districts like Okhaldhunga, local party units have accused some NC leaders themselves of working against party’s official candidate. nepalnews.com sd Apr 21 08

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