Nepal, Jan. 14 -- The rival faction at the Special General Convention, currently underway at Bhrikuti Mandap in Kathmandu, rejected the disciplinary action taken against Gagan Thapa, Bishwa Prakash Sharma and Farmullah Mansoor as unauthorized.

Nepali Congress (NC) on Wednesday escalated its internal power struggle by taking disciplinary action against General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwo Prakash Sharma, along with Joint General Secretary Farmullah Mansur, barring them from holding even ordinary party membership for five years.The decision, confirmed by Central Working Committee (CWC) members close to party President Sher Bahadur Deuba, came amid a deepening rift between the party establishment and leaders backing a Special General...