IN PICS: Maoist Center's General Convention inaugurated

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Eighth General Convention of the CPN (Maoist Center) has formally been inaugurated amid a grand ceremony held at the Nepal Academy in Kamaladi, Kathmandu. 

Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, on Sunday afternoon, inaugurated the general convention lighting the traditional lamp amid the presence of leaders and representatives of major political parties and delegates of the Maoist party. 

Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, General Secretary of CPN-UML Shankar Pokharel and Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal joined Sunday’s event organized at the Nepal Academy in Kamaladi, Kathmandu. 

Though Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ telephoned UML Chair KP Sharma Oli and invited the latter to the event, Oli said he was unable as he was out of the Kathmandu Valley. 

Similarly, Chair of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), Upendra Yadav; Anil Kumar Jha, a leader of Democratic Socialist Party (DSP); CP Gajurel, a leader of CPN (Revolutionary Maoist) ; Durga Poudel, Vice-chair of Rastriya Janamorcha and general secretary of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Kunti Shahi were among present during the event. 

Earlier, a standing committee member Pampha Bhusal, who is also the Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, delivered a welcome speech.