Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa said a seat was kept empty for former party president Sher Bahadur Deuba at the party’s 15th general convention, but Deuba did not come to the event.
Speaking at the convention’s opening ceremony, Thapa questioned how many times party leaders should go to bring Deuba and how they should approach him. He also noted that some party colleagues had left the party.
Thapa’s remarks at the convention
Thapa said the empty seat had been reserved for Deuba, highlighting the former president’s absence from the opening ceremony. His remarks raised questions about efforts to bring Deuba to the convention.
The Nepali Congress president also referred to colleagues who had left the party, without further details in the reported remarks.
