Kathmandu, Sept. 24 -- The recent Gen Z uprising against corruption, which has so far resulted in 74 deaths, has intensified pressure for restructuring within traditional political parties, and the grand old Nepali Congress is facing the strongest calls for change.

Though party president Sher Bahadur Deuba is currently recovering in Nepali Army Hospital in Chhauni after protesters vandalised and burnt his home and beat him up on September 9, calls have grown to totally restructure the party by removing the old leadership.

On Monday, a signature campaign demanding a special general convention was launched by dozens of general convention representatives, led by General Secretary Gagan Thapa and senior leader Shekhar Koirala, who say the p...