Deuba welcomes Sunil Thapa in NC

Setopati

Kathmandu, July 28

Leaders including former general secretary of RPP Sunil Thapa have joined Nepali Congress (NC) on Tuesday.

NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba welcomed them in the party amidst a program held at the central office in the afternoon.

Thapa will be made joint general secretary. He had demanded he be made general secretary even in the main opposition party and other leaders central committee members.

A total of 31 leaders including the son of RPP founder Surya Bahadur Thapa had submitted resignation to RPP on Saturday.

Thapa had been speaking in support of republicanism in RPP. He has quit the monarchist RPP due to ideological differences. He had mentioned ideological deviations in the joint resignation letter submitted to RPP on Saturday. The party had been telling Thapa it is not possible to talk about republicanism inside RPP.

Published Date: 2020-07-28 17:43:00

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