Thirty NC MPs are campaigning to postpone the party’s national conference, slated for the Central Committing in Janakpurdham on January 8th to postpone the meet. However, party observers point out that a Mahasamati decision cannot be overruled by the Central Committee.

Meanwhile, senior leader of the Nepali Congress, Girija Prasad Koirala, has been touring different parts of the kingdom stating that the national conference will be held in February.

Various Congress leader expressed their views on the issue Basudev Risal joint secretary of the Central Working Committee said that the national conference will be held in February, “however, who will be the party president, we will know only then” he added.

People’s Review, 4 January 1996.