Congress dissidents criticise leadership

Some central leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) party who are dissatisfied with the leadership for ‘surrendering before Maoists,’ have once again criticised the party leadership.

At a gathering in Damauli of Tanahu district, on Saturday, NC general secretary KB Gurung regretted that they were being labeled as royalists for stating their position against disintegration of the nation.

“We are not monarchists. We believe that the nation must not be disintegrated,” Gurung said.

Another central NC leader Bijaya Gachhadar said that NC had surrendered by signing the 23-point agreement with Maoists.

“NC has lost by shouldering the Maoists. We are losing the support of the public,” he said.

Khum Bahadur Khadka added that they were dissatisfied with the decision to declare republic through parliament and integrate Maoist army into Nepali Army. Govinda Raj Joshi also made similar accusations at the gathering. nepalnews.com sd Jan 27 08