Nepali Congress Unity Essential to Strengthen Party Legacy, Says Nainsingh Mahar

Chitwan — Nepali Congress leader Nainsingh Mahar has said that party unity is essential to further strengthen the party’s historic legacy and ensure its future direction.

Speaking at an interaction and discussion program organized by the Nepali Congress in Chitwan, Mahar emphasized the need to reinforce the party’s long-standing democratic principles and its centrist ideological foundation established since its inception.

He stated that ideological diversity and internal democracy within the party are its core strengths. Recalling the historical role of B.P. Koirala and Subarna Shumsher in unifying different forces to form the Nepali Congress, Mahar said the party must build on that foundation of unity to become stronger and more cohesive.

Mahar also stressed the need for self-assessment from leadership to grassroots levels to make the party more people-oriented. He said differing views within the party should be embraced with tolerance and mutual respect.

Call for Reform and Unified Future

Referring to global political examples, he noted that the revival of the United Kingdom’s Labour Party offers lessons in strategic renewal, adding that the Nepali Congress should also move toward similar reform.

He said past factional disputes and internal power struggles should no longer be a priority, and the party must now focus on building unity. According to him, the upcoming 15th General Convention should be used as an opportunity for organizational and ideological restructuring, setting aside past differences.

Mahar stated that strengthening internal unity is a necessary condition for the party to effectively lead democratic governance and socio-economic transformation in the country. He also stressed the importance of setting aside personal grievances for collective progress.

He called on democratic forces across the country to come together and urged party members divided by regular and special conventions to engage in a common effort to strengthen the party.

Warning of the consequences of disunity, Mahar said failure to unite could weaken both the party and its historical role in Nepal. He added that the upcoming convention should be taken as a shared opportunity to rebuild the party by moving beyond past misunderstandings.