KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has hinted that leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, who is currently serving jail term on charge of murder, will not be made a candidate for MP in the upcoming parliamentary election.

Addressing the launch ceremony of writer Ram Lal Joshi's creative narrative Baama on Friday, General Secretary Thapa asked people to be confident that NC will not field any candidate convicted of serious crimes even if he or she is recommended by the party’s lower-rung committee for the upcoming elections.

General Secretary Thapa claimed that as long as he remains in the party, such decisions will not be taken. He mentioned that the party will not do what is prohibited by the constitution.

Thapa’s remarks came in response to the statement of writer Nayan Raj Pandey that the NC is making candidates who are accused of burning people in brick kilns and that there will be days when writers will have to write stories about those things. 

Thapa said, "My brother Nayan Raj has said that it is Gagan Thapa’s party. However, he had also worked in this party before. I assure you that if the party members cannot proudly claim that it’s their decision, no such decisions will be taken.” 

General Secretary Thapa also said that society cannot be run by rules and laws alone and that society needs love and compassion are also needed for the smooth functioning of the society. 

 
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