Top NC leaders play blame game for party's failure

Second rung leaders press top guns to retire

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KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Top leaders of Nepali Congress (NC) have pointed their fingers at each other for the party's humiliating defeat in recent elections for the posts of prime minister, president and vice president.
Speaking at the party's central working committee (CWC) meeting on Monday, NC's top leaders blamed each other for making wrong decisions. Party president and former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala blamed senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba while Deuba accused Koirala, and Vice-president Ram Chandra Paudel blamed both Koirala and Deuba for the failure of the party in the elections.

Other office bearers and CWC members have charged all three leaders for the party's loss in the elections and for contesting without proper homework.
Reviewing the party's defeat in the election for three major post as well as that of the speaker and deputy speaker, NC leaders admitted lack of wise policy and homework from the party.
NC President Koirala accused leader Deuba for pushing him to contest in the prime ministerial election without any preparations.  
In response, Deuba criticized Koirala for not presenting him as candidate from the party.
On the other hand, Paudel blamed Koirala and Deuba for the defeat of the party by not letting him to contest for the post of prime minister. He had claimed that if the party had decided to make him the PM candidate, his victory was certain.
Speaking at the meeting, party leaders Purna Bahadur Khadka and Ram Sharan Mahat among others said that party's choice of candidate for the post of prime minister was wrong.
Criticizing the party leadership for damaging the party's reputation, second-rung leaders of the NC have suggested to the top leaders of the party to take retirement. Party leader Sujata Koirala, Dhanraj Gurung and Gagan Thapa asked the party top leaders to quit.
“Many leaders have suggested the party leadership to stay away from politics for failing to lead the party at such crucial time,” Gurung told Republica.
Altogether 20 leaders, airing their views in the CWC meeting on Monday, stressed on formulating proper work plan, said CWC member Jeevan Pariyar.