NC central committee meeting uncertain after leaders test positive

Setopati

Kathmandu, Oct 4

The central committee meeting of Nepali Congress (NC) scheduled for Monday is under uncertainty after four central committee members including Gagan Thapa and Arjun Narsingh KC tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.

The main opposition party had got around 250 persons including central members, their personal secretaries, staffers at the central office and security persons deployed in security of the leaders tested ahead of the meeting on Monday. Central members Thapa and KC, and invited central members Shambhu Lal Shrestha and Kalpana Chaudhary have tested positive.

The meeting, called to discuss whether the general convention can be held as scheduled in February 2021, has now become uncertain. NC Spokesperson Bishwo Prakash Sharma told Setopati that the informal meeting of office-bearers and former office-bearers called for Sunday morning has been cancelled though.

Sharma said the decision about whether to postpone the central committee meeting or not will be taken by Sunday afternoon. Reports of some central members have yet to arrive.

Published Date: 2020-10-04 09:12:00

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