Nepal, Dec. 27 -- The 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress (NC) has hit another roadblock, prompting General Secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma to ramp up pressure for a special convention. The 49-day-long central committee meeting had initially approved a schedule to hold the convention in Kathmandu starting January 10.

From the start, meeting the timeline seemed nearly impossible. Yet, Acting President Purna Bahadur Khadka's proposal during the Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting was passed unanimously.

As the planned date drew near, the key foundation for the convention-the active membership-remained unsettled, and distribution was incomplete. Party spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat had already indi...