CHITWAN, May 7: As many as 136 cadres and members of Nepali Congress (NC) have resigned from the party in Chitwan district. Leaders including NC Chitwan leader and independent mayoral candidate of Bharatpur Metropolis Jagannath Poudel resigned after the party took action against them. They claim that the NC had become stronger than ever in Chitwan due to the candidacy of Jagannath Poudel.
A minute circulated by the group reads, “With the support of former NC Chitwan district president Krishna Lal Sapkota and General Convention Representative Meena Kharel, Poudel's candidature has become stronger. We, the members of the metropolis, have tendered our resignations against the unethical action taken by the party.”
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Former lawmaker Bhim Bahadur Shrestha, including the members of NC district working committee have tendered their resignations, according to Poudel’s supporter, Nabin Baral. The collection of signatures is still underway, he said.
The members have addressed the minute letter to the party’s president. Most of the members who tendered their resignation are from the Bharatpur Metropolis-15.
