NC row: Deuba turns down Gagan’s invitation to convention

KATHMANDU: Former Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has decided not to attend the 15th general convention of the party’s establishment faction, which begins today.

The Nepali Congress had invited Deuba to attend and inaugurate the convention. A formal invitation was delivered to Deuba’s residence in Maharajgunj on Saturday by a team of party leaders, including Joint General Secretary Yogendra Chaudhary. The invitation letter, signed by party President Gagan Thapa, requested Deuba’s participation in the inaugural ceremony.

However, Deuba is not scheduled to attend the convention, according to leader Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat.