Kathmandu, September 24
Nepali Congress former President Sher Bahadur Deuba’s faction has appointed coordinators in 56 districts for the party’s 15th General Convention.
Dr Shashank Koirala, coordinator of the 15th Central General Convention Preparation Committee formed for the convention, has appointed coordinators across 56 districts in the seven provinces.
According to Deuba faction’s Chundevi contact office, coordinators have so far been appointed in 9 districts of Koshi Province, 11 of Bagmati Province, 8 of Gandaki Province, 12 of Lumbini Province, 8 of Karnali Province, and 8 of Sudurpashchim Province.
In Koshi, responsibility for coordinating the convention has been given to Dekendra Kumar Tamang in Panchthar, Krishna Humagain in Jhapa, Ramkumar GC in Sankhuwasabha, Dharmaraj Rai in Bhojpur, Subhash Poudel in Morang (co-coordinator Binayak Panta), Rojan Rai in Khotang, Balgovinda Rajbhandari in Okhaldhunga, and Basant Basnet in Udayapur.
The contact office also said Govinda Chamling has been given the co-coordinator role in Udayapur. The Deuba faction still needs to appoint coordinators in Taplejung, Ilam, Terhathum, Dhankuta, Sunsari, and Solukhumbu in Koshi Province.
In Bagmati Province, coordinators appointed include Tarakumar Khadka in Dolakha (co-coordinator Jayaraj Shrestha), Jit Bahadur Magar in Ramechhap, Upendra Lamsal in Rasuwa, Gopal Bik in Dhading, Shriram Shrestha in Nuwakot, Lalkaji Tamang in Sindhupalchok, Milan Shrestha in Chitwan, Bhim Lama in Makwanpur, Durlabh Thapa in Bhaktapur, Sudarshan Ghimire in Lalitpur, and Jaikrishna Maharjan in Kathmandu.
Coordinators are yet to be appointed in Sindhuli and Kavrepalanchok in Bagmati Province. The Deuba group has not appointed coordinators in any district of Madhesh Province.
In Gandaki Province, Bhugol Thapa in Gorkha, Ram Krishna Kandel in Lamjung, Rishiram Kafle in Kaski, Nachong Gurung in Manang, Ramkrishna Malla in Parbat, Hira Bahadur Pun Magar in Myagdi, Sagar Chhantyal in Baglung, and Ashok Bastakoti in Nawalpur have taken on convention responsibilities for the Deuba group. Coordinators have not yet been chosen for Tanahun, Mustang, and Syangja in Gandaki Province.
In Lumbini Province, Bikas Ghimire in Nawalparasi, Gunakhar Bhurtel in Rupandehi, Abdul Mannan Khan in Kapilvastu (co-coordinator Khursed Ahmad Khan), and Madhav Nepal in Palpa have been given responsibility.
Similarly, Laxman Pandey has been made coordinator in Arghakhanchi, Bed Bahadur Thapa in Gulmi, Datta Bahadur Basnet in Rukum East, Man Bahadur Khatri in Rolpa, Ishwori Singh Bista in Pyuthan, Gopal Raj Sharma in Dang, Krishna Karki in Banke, and Jagga Prasad Pande in Bardiya.
In Karnali Province, coordinators have been appointed as follows: Deu Prasad Budha in Dolpa, Hem Budhathapa in Jumla, Karna Rawal in Mugu, Surya Bahadur Shahi in Humla, Matrika Singh in Kalikot, Raj Jung Shah in Jajarkot, Minbahadur Bishwakarma (Milan) in Dailekh, and Lalit Bhattarai in Surkhet. Coordinators are yet to be appointed in Rukum West and Salyan.
In Deuba’s home province of Sudurpashchim, coordinators appointed include Dhanraj Pandit in Bajura, Harkajung Bahadur Singh in Bajhang, Narendra Bahadur Singh in Doti, Surendra Awasthi in Darchula, Bir Bahadur Bista in Baitadi, Dilliraj Joshi in Dadeldhura, Padam Bogati in Kanchanpur, and Khem Bahadur Dagaura Tharu in Kailali.
The group has also given Kailali leader Ramsamjh Rana the responsibility of co-coordinator. Although the Deuba group has appointed coordinators in eight districts of Sudurpashchim, Achham remains pending.
The committee, coordinated by former General Secretary Koirala, has set Asoj 15 as the schedule for ward-level conventions. According to the schedule, the central general convention will be held in Kathmandu from December 7 to 9.
