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Kathmandu Friday March 01, 2002 Falgun 17, 2058.
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NC statute violated by
Koirala: Poudel
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 28 : A rift is growing within the
ruling Nepali Congress after party President Girija Prasad Koirala formed a most powerful
parliamentary committee of his own close allies without consulting the Deuba camp.
An influential, shrewd leader and also known as
a mid-liner in the party, Ram Chandra Poudel has condemned Koirala’s move and called
for a withdrawal of the decision for the betterment of his party.
Poudel in his statement submitted to party
president has stated that Koirala has violated the party statute by forming this powerful
parliamentary committee without consulting the party.
"Clause 27.3 of the party statute has been
violated as there is a clear provision for selecting members by the Central Working
Committee from among CWC members", Poudel said.
"Koirala’s de-unifying move draws the
party towards a serious crisis in the future since it is the sole authority that chooses
the contestants in general and local elections," said Poudel, in his press statement,
adding that Koirala’s move has battered the six decade democratic history of the
party.
"Democracy is a consensus against
prerogatives, non-transparency and disorder", Poudel said, adding that leaders in
democratic institutions are no more than "first among equals."
"The NC is seriously attacked from
different corners and unity among us is the only way to face it", Poudel said, "
but the party president’s move has endangered the party’s existence by promoting
a situation that speaks of poor faith and insecurity within party ranks.
The lack of confidence among the party leaders
on the one hand has compelled both the party president and the Prime Minister to bow
before the opposition parties and it has left adequate ground for critics to point fingers
at the concept of a broader democratic alliance floated by a party president on the other
hand.
Poudel has called upon the party president to
dissolve the committee formed against the party statute and boost the party consensus to
face growing threats.
But Koirala allies have alleged Poudel’s
move as personal ego. ‘Had he been included in the committee, it would have been
alright," a CWC member Laxman Ghimire said, "Party activities should not be
taken from the angle of personal benefits", he added.
"It is a tradition of the party to nominate
the committee members and get it endorsed in CWC later", he claimed, " the
previous two nominations in the party were made in a similar fashion and the concerning
clause of the party statute has not been changed as stipulated in the Pokhara
convention".
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