Kathmandu, Aug 25: The faction of the Nepali Congress opposed to the special general convention has accused leaders backing the convention of trying to influence the judicial process by unilaterally initiating preparations for the party convention.
The rival faction claims that leaders supporting the special convention began the process in an attempt to exert pressure on the Supreme Court amid an ongoing dispute over the party’s legitimacy and leadership.
The allegation comes after the Supreme Court allowed the case concerning the Nepali Congress’s official status and leadership update to be heard from the beginning. The opposing faction has accused leaders supporting the special convention of attempting to interfere with the judicial process following the court’s decision.
After the Supreme Court allowed the case to be heard afresh, the faction filed a writ petition at the court on Monday seeking to halt the unilateral convention process. Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, elected at the party’s 14th General Convention, filed the petition through his authorized representative.
Congress leader Dipak Khadka filed the writ on Deuba’s behalf.
Khadka said supporters of the special convention had begun spreading misinformation after the writ was filed seeking to stop the convention process. He accused leaders including Gagan Thapa and Bishwo Prakash Sharma of making misleading statements aimed at putting pressure on the court and of resorting to personal attacks against senior party leaders.
“They are trying various tactics to influence and pressure the law and the court themselves, while accusing and defaming others,” Khadka said.
The writ filed on Deuba’s behalf argues that the leadership claiming legitimacy from the special convention has unilaterally initiated the convention process in an attempt to influence the ongoing judicial proceedings.
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