All is well for NC show

ANKITADHIKARI

KATHMANDU, SEP 15

The registration for delegates to the Nepali Congress’ 12th General Convention (GC) formally began on Wednesday. The process will last three days and will see 3,300 GC representatives registered, including 42 from the NC committees in foreign countries including Malaysia, Japan, UK, US, Belgium and Germany. This is the first time that representatives from overseas have been given voting rights in the convention.

“We are thrilled at this recognition,” said Ananda Bista, a representative from the US wing of the Nepali Congress.

NC officials hope that the registration process will help in holding the convention smoothly. “This will ensure strong record keeping while making the progress of the convention systematic,” said Laxman Prasad Ghimire, Coordinator of the Internal Management Committee (IMC) formed under the Nepali Congress (NC) General Convention Preparations Committee. “This will also avoid unwanted entry of people in the convention,” he said. Winning-certificates of the local level conventions and two copies of auto-sized photographs of representatives will be required for the registration.

“Each representative needs to pay Rs. 1,000 rupees for the registration,” Ghimire said. The money will go towards the arrangement for food and accommodation for the delegates. “Rooms have been booked in more than 100 lodges and hotels in Thamel, Gaushala, Baghbazar, Sundhara and other areas of the city,” said Bal Bahadur KC of organising committee.

 The total cost of food and lodging for all the representatives is estimated to cost around Rs. 10 to 15 million.  “The party will foot the bill from Thursday evening till the end of the convention,” said KC.


Published in The Kathmandu Post -- September 16