Kathmandu, June 18
Nepali Congress leader Sujata Koirala says the party urgently needs to skilful leaders to address challenges it faces.
Koirala, however, said that President Sher Bahadur Deuba does not need to step down immediately. Speaking at a programme in Kathmandu on Monday, Sujata, who is also the daughter of NC stalwart GP Koirala, said, “Sher Bahadur Deuba need not to resign from the party’s leadership but needs to take responsibility for the loss in the three-tier elections held last year.”
Stating that the party’s reputation was damaged by the loss, Koirala accused the leaders of indulging in nepotism. “There are many skilled cadres in every village. If only we understood their sentiments, we can re-establish the status and wake these cadres from their ‘asleep’ state.”
She claimed that the party had failed to play the role of the main opposition.
Koirala added that only the person who can adopt BP Koirala’s ideologies could lead the party. “The ‘Koirala’ family will not exist forever but the BP’s ideologies will. So, we need a leader who can move ahead while adopting these philosophy and ideologies.”
