On Chaitra 25, Nepali Congress has resolved to cancel all existing active memberships and update them through a new membership system. A faction outside the establishment has opposed this update, calling it against party bylaws and disrespectful to historical warriors. The Congress has mandated members to fill out forms, take photos, and receive Congress ID cards as part of the update process.
Kathmandu, Baisakh 18 – As the 15th General Convention approaches, controversy over active membership within Nepali Congress has reached its peak. While the leadership seeks to digitalize and strengthen the party by introducing a new membership system, the faction outside the establishment has indicated rebellion, claiming the move violates party bylaws and dishonors historic fighters. The dispute intensified after President Gagan Kumar Thapa declared at a provincial-level electoral review event in Madhesh Province on Chaitra 25 that all old active memberships have been canceled and members must update their status through the new process.
The Central Working Committee of Congress, during its meeting on Chaitra 10-11, decided to initiate a campaign and special arrangements for updating all active memberships from the 14th General Convention. President Thapa announced the cancellation of active memberships during the Madhesh provincial election review, stating, “By decisions from the previous Central Committee, we have canceled all active memberships of the Nepali Congress party. All memberships are canceled. There are no active memberships now.”
Decision number 5 of the meeting outlined, “To organize, streamline, and simplify the distribution, management, and record-keeping system of the party’s existing active memberships, it was resolved to update all memberships once by having every member fill out a reactivation form according to the Nepali Congress Constitution 2017 (11th amendment).” The committee also decided to conduct a month-long special membership update campaign, called ‘Jarma Jaaun Abhiyan,’ throughout all 743 wards of the country during the month of Baisakh.
