Nepali Congress General Secretary Pradip Poudel has accused the government of spreading rumours about party President Gagan Kumar Thapa to cover up its own mistakes and weaknesses. Responding to the rumours surrounding Thapa, Poudel also said the Nepali Congress would not be intimidated by threats from the government. The timing and location of his remarks were not specified.
Poudel alleges an attempt to divert attention
Poudel said the government had spread rumours about Thapa as a way to conceal its own shortcomings. His accusation links the claims circulating about the Nepali Congress president to the government’s conduct, although no further details about the rumours or the alleged government actions were provided.
The remarks were made in response to rumours surrounding Thapa. Poudel’s statement sets out the party general secretary’s view of why those rumours emerged: he argued that they served to draw attention away from mistakes and weaknesses within the government.
Nepali Congress says it will not be intimidated
Poudel also rejected the prospect that government threats would deter the Nepali Congress. His message was that the party would not be intimidated, alongside his criticism of the government over the rumours about Thapa.
The comments place the party’s response on two fronts: Poudel challenged what he described as an effort to spread rumours about its president, and he stated that the party would not yield to threats. The information available does not identify the nature of the threats or describe any specific action taken against the party or Thapa.
Remarks focus on rumours surrounding Thapa
The account of Poudel’s comments does not specify what the rumours alleged, who circulated them, or when they began. It also does not include a response from the government or further comment from Thapa. Poudel’s stated position, however, was that the government was responsible for spreading the rumours and was doing so to cover up its own mistakes and weaknesses.
His remarks therefore present the issue as a dispute over both the claims surrounding Thapa and the government’s motives. Poudel’s response was to reject the rumours’ apparent political purpose as he described it and to stress that the Nepali Congress would not be intimidated.
