Kathmandu, June 20
In a bid to escape from its obligation to implement Election Commission’s order to hold the national general convention by July 14, the Madhesh-centric Rastriya Janata Party Nepal has decided to amend its statute.
Owing to the provision in the party’s statute that it will hold its general convention within one year from the formation, the Commission last month told the party to hold the convention by July 14, warning it could scrap the registration of the party upon failure to do so.
However, the party now concluded that the directive could not be implemented due to time constraints, therefore decided to amend the constitution instead.
Now, the party has decided to hold the convention in May next year.
A meeting of the party’s Political Committee made the decision. The meeting also decided to write a letter to the Commission to notify the changes in constitution.
