KATHMANDU, April 21: Central members of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) expressed their views on the political and organisational consolidation of the party at Central Working Committee (NWC) meeting today.A communique published by the party later states that the central members called for a separate peaceful movement so as not to let the country slide towards regression and to safeguard the achievements of the 1990 movement. They also spoke of the need to make the ceasefire between the government and the Maoists permanent, sustainable and trustworthy.
The speakers called for taking the party organisation down to the village level, and bringing in concrete programmes for Dalits, indigenous people, nationalities and women. Some of the speakers during the discussion demanded clarification on the recently uttered views of the party’s joint general secretary.They also demanded concrete programmes from the state for providing relief to the families of thousands of party workers who were either killed or displaced. The meeting is scheduled to convene tomorrow also.