The Jaya Nepal Party, led by Dhaval Shumsher Jabara, has postponed its central committee meeting, which was scheduled for Kartik 16, after continuous rainfall across various parts of the country blocked highways and made travel difficult, the party announced on Friday. The decision was made public through a press statement issued by party secretariat chief Sagun Sundar Lawati, who informed that the meeting will now remain postponed until the party issues a new notice.

The announcement, carried by Khabarhub and RatoPati, confirms that the gathering of the party's top internal body will not go ahead on the date originally fixed for it. According to the statement, the obstruction of highways in different parts of the country has made it difficult for participants to travel, prompting the party to put the scheduled session on hold.

Heavy rain disrupts highway travel across the country

The reason cited for the postponement is the spell of continuous rainfall that has been affecting various parts of the country. In the press statement, secretariat chief Lawati said the rains have blocked highways and created difficulties for travel, conditions that bear directly on a meeting that draws participants from across the country.

A central committee meeting typically brings together office-bearers and members from different districts, most of whom depend on road transport to reach the venue. With highways obstructed, the party appears to have concluded that proceeding with the meeting as scheduled on Kartik 16 would not have been practical. The statement did not announce a new date, saying instead that the meeting will remain postponed until a fresh notice is issued.

Kartik is a month of the Nepali calendar corresponding roughly to mid-October through mid-November, which places Kartik 16 around early November. The date had been fixed in advance, and the party's announcement on Friday came as the rainfall-related disruption to highway movement, as described in the statement, continued across various parts of the country.

What the press statement said

According to the statement issued on Friday, the postponement was decided because continuous rainfall in various parts of the country has blocked highways and made travel difficult. Lawati communicated the decision on behalf of the party secretariat, and the statement made clear that the move is a postponement rather than a cancellation: the meeting remains on the party's agenda and will be convened once a new notice is issued.

That distinction matters for the party's internal calendar. A postponement leaves the meeting itself intact, with only its timing left open, and the party has indicated that its central committee members will be informed of the new schedule through the same formal channel through which the original date was communicated.

Meeting on hold until a new notice is issued

The party has not said when it expects to be able to hold the meeting. The statement's wording, which says the meeting will remain postponed until a new notice is issued, means the central committee's schedule now depends on a follow-up announcement from the secretariat.

Until that notice comes, the Kartik 16 date stands dropped from the party's calendar. Members who had planned to attend will have to wait for the secretariat's communication before making fresh travel arrangements, particularly given the current difficulty of highway travel described in the statement.

Key points at a glance

  • The Jaya Nepal Party's central committee meeting was scheduled for Kartik 16.
  • The meeting was postponed through a press statement issued on Friday.
  • Party secretariat chief Sagun Sundar Lawati announced the postponement.
  • Continuous rainfall across various parts of the country has blocked highways and made travel difficult.
  • The meeting will remain postponed until the party issues a new notice.

Jabara-led party awaits improved conditions

The Jaya Nepal Party is led by Dhaval Shumsher Jabara, under whose leadership the central committee serves as a key internal forum for the party's deliberations. The postponement of its meeting, announced publicly through the party secretariat, reflects the extent to which blocked highways have affected movement across the country, as stated in the party's own communication.

For now, the party has kept its message simple: the meeting has been postponed because of the rain-disrupted travel situation, and a new date will be communicated in due course through a fresh notice. Any update on the reconvened session is expected to come from the party secretariat in the same manner as the original announcement, with members across the country awaiting word on when they will be able to gather once highway travel returns to normal.