EC seeks proof from both RPP factions
Three days after Home Minister Kamal Thapa's claimed the Rastriya Prajatanta Party, after ousting party chairman Pashupati Shumshere JB Rana, the Election Commission (EC) Saturday asked both rival factions of the RPP to furnish evidence to substantiate their respective claims.
In letters sent to both factions, the EC said it has received Thapa's claim over the party, raising controversy over who is its genuine leader.
Rana supporters said they are preparing documents including the party statute and the list of signatories who demanded a general convention about eight months ago and later withdrew the demand.
The government faction led by Kamal Thapa is preparing the latest signatures of general convention members. According to a source at the Thapa faction, it has submitted the amendment to the statute effected by the recent ' special general convention', which the Rana faction said was a crowd of fake members.
The RPP faction led by Home Minister Thapa has ousted party president Rana from party's top post after holding general convention one day after the party expelled ten members from the party’s central working committee.
Rana faction had filed a writ petition at the Patan Appellate Court against the special general convention of the dissident faction of the RPP demanding a stay order from the Court not allowing the dissident faction to use the party flag and party office.
In response to a writ petition, the Patan Appellate Court has summoned the Election Commission (EC) regarding the claims made by the dissident group of the RPP on the party’s election symbol, among others. nepalnews.com pb Jan 15 06
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