The breakaway faction of the Nepali Congress, distinct from the party’s founding group, has intensified internal disputes by launching parallel activities. From the day former Home Minister Ramesh Lalekar was arrested, this faction has begun operating in an official party style. Acting Chairperson Purna Bahadur Khadka has called a meeting of the central working committee elected by the 14th General Convention. Kathmandu, March 30.
The rival group within the Nepali Congress has resumed parallel activities, escalating internal tensions that had already surfaced ahead of elections. Following the arrest of former Home Minister Lalekar, faction leader Purna Bahadur Khadka, speaking as acting chairperson, issued a statement, bringing the conflict back into the limelight. The arrest has exposed divergent perspectives between the founding and the breakaway factions on the issue.
Since Lalekar’s arrest, this breakaway group has conducted party activities claiming official status. His arrest gave rise to two distinct Congress factions within the political landscape. After the Election Commission granted recognition to the leadership selected at the special general assembly, Khadka released a statement as acting chairperson using the party’s letterhead. Conversely, the official Congress leadership issued a statement without mentioning Lalekar’s name, criticizing the government’s recent actions as “selective.” However, the party clarified that no protest or agitation would be organized against this move.
