KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 10
The inauguration session of the 14th general convention of major ruling party, the Nepali Congress, has commenced at Bhrikuti Mnadap this afternoon in presence of party leaders and workers from across the country with the theme of 'Motivation, Unity and Transformation'.
Nepali Congress President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba started the programme by offering garland to the portraits of people's leader BP Koirala, Subarna Shumsher, leader Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Peace leader and former Prime Minister and party President Girija Prasad Koirala and former President Sushil Koirala.
Processions of people accompanied by the traditional tableaus have reached the programme venue from different parts of the Kathmandu Valley.
The Panchebaja (an ensemble of five traditional musical instruments) played by women was the centre of attraction at the inaugural programme.
Four thousand and seven hundred representatives are attending the general convention that will run for three days from today.
It will elect the party office-bearers including one president, two vice-presidents, two general secretaries and eight joint general secretaries. Similarly, it will elect 134-member central working committee.
The treasurer would be however picked by the central committee.
The top leaders of the parties in the ruling alliance are scheduled to give their congratulatory statements on the occasion.
CPN (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', CPN (Unified Socialist) chair Madhav Kumar Nepal, Janata Samjbadi Party chair Upendra Yadav and Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal vice-chair Durga Paudel are scheduled to address the general convention.
Similarly, Chair of CPN (UML), the main opposition party, KP Sharma Oli, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party chair Mahantha Thakur, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chair Rajendra Lingden are also scheduled to give their congratulatory statements in the inaugural session, wishing for the success of the general convention.
Leaders who have come from various countries including India are to address the session.
