The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has called central committee meeting on Tuesday.
The office-bearers' meeting at the party's central office in Sanepa on Sunday has decided to call the central committee meeting, according to Chief Secretary of the party Krishna Prasad Paudel. "The office-bearers' meeting is ongoing. It has decided to call central committee meeting on Tuesday," Paudel said.
The meeting will discuss on changing the schedule for general convention.
NC has already announced to hold the 14th general convention from February 19-22, 2021 in Kathmandu.
Distribution and renewal of active membership has been stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The party had stopped all party activities since March 4.
The schedule for general convention made public by the central committee meeting on December 27, 2019 required distribution and renewal of active membership by mid-July. But the works have yet to start due to the pandemic.
The party also has yet to complete integration at the eight levels as required by the federal structure in most of the districts.
Senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel during the interaction with leaders and cadres of Province 5 on Saturday stated that works for the general convention should start changing the schedule. Paudel had also stressed on the need for changing the schedule soon to hold the general convention as per the schedule during the office-bearers' meeting held at the residence of NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba a few days back.
Deuba has already extended his four-year term by a year as allowed by the party statute. The general convention has been scheduled after expiry of the extended term.
