The CWC meeting that continued for a second consecutive day Wednesday decided to bar any person holding the post of party president after the party´s 10th general convention and after the merger of the NC with the NC (D) ahead of the Constituent Assembly election in 2008, from contesting for the post of NC president at the 12th general convention. [break]
According to NC spokesperson Arjun Narsingh KC, the decision was taken after the CWC members arrived at a consensus not to take into account the term in office served when the NC was divided.
Differences had surfaced after the Election Committee of the party headed by Radhe Shyam Adhikari presented the Election Directives at the CWC meeting on Tuesday with a provision not to allow any person who has already served two terms as party president to contest again for the same post at the upcoming general convention.
NC CWC member Nara Hari Acharya said Thursday´s CWC meeting will finalize the Election Directives after holding necessary discussions on issues related to the representation of minority and backward communities.
CWC members have demanded detailed discussions to define who are the minorities and backward communities, with a view to ensuring their representation in the party rank and file.
Acharya said the CWC meeting scheduled for Thursday will endorse the Election Directives after incorporating suggestions made during the meeting.
On Tuesday, the Election Committee had proposed holding village, municipality, region and district level conventions in all 75 districts on the same day sometime between June 19 and 29. The proposal was made as holding of such conventions on different dates had invited internal strife due to interference from the center. Most CWC members are unanimous over the proposal.
Wednesday´s meeting dwelt largely on how to successfully organize the party´s 12th General Convention scheduled for August 26-30 in Kathmandu. The meeting has asked a probe committee formed under the chairmanship of Nara Hari Acharya to settle differences seen at the district committees over active membership distribution by mid-June.
The committee has already received active membership lists from 51 districts. The committee is yet to settle the active membership distribution row in 24 districts.
According to NC spokesperson KC, the meeting also held discussions on the three-point agreement reached on May 28 and the progress made during bilateral and tri-partite meetings held with the UML and the Maoists following the three-point deal.
KC said that the NC has not sought the support of other parties to lead a new government. “The NC has not staked any claim to the government´s leadership now,” he said. “NC is ready to support the government even while remaining outside it, for the sake of the peace process and constitution drafting.”
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