Gagan Thapa Calls Questioning and Raising Voices Within the Party a Form of Rebellion

Kathmandu: Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa has clarified that raising questions and voicing opinions for party reform amounts to rebellion.

Addressing the closing session of the party’s second special convention on Tuesday evening, General Secretary Thapa noted that the program held in Bhrikutimandav was not a routine event but part of an internal movement for change within the party.

“This is not a regular program; we are participating in a rebellion. This is rebellion. Even asking questions is rebellion,” he said. Thapa further emphasized that staying silent is akin to accepting death and that questions were raised for the sake of the party’s and his own future.

“Sometimes, remaining silent is like embracing death. We have asked questions, and we have done this for ourselves,” he added.

He clarified that the movement was not for seeking positions or personal gain but aimed at party reform. “We are not here to become anything. This event is not organized out of eagerness to become something. Questions were not raised to achieve a position,” he said.

Thapa stated that the party is ready for change and that a transformed Congress can take responsibility for changing the country. “As the slogan says, Congress is ready to change, and a transformed Congress can take responsibility for the nation,” he said.

He mentioned that the discussion included even absent party presidents, district chairs, and convention representatives, stating, “We are discussing as if all party presidents, district chairs, and convention delegates who are not present are here because we are deliberating as the entire Congress.”

Thapa also urged not to overreact to the gathering of thousands of convention delegates over the past two days and emphasized that the convention process has already begun, and interference is not appropriate.