Kaski unlocks Congress office, names of all aspirants recommended

POKHARA: APRIL. 21 – Despite the Center’s decision to give the Unified Socialists the mayorship of Pokhara, Kaski Congress has refused to accept the decision.

In protest, the Pokhara Municipal Committee locked the district party office. The office that was locked on Wednesday was opened on Thursday.

The lock was opened after an agreement was reached to send the names of all the aspirants from the district to the center through the states. Immediately after the lockout on Wednesday, Congress had a discussion with the Pokhara ward president and other leaders on Wednesday evening. Municipal Secretary Ganesh Bahadur Thapa said that an agreement was reached to open the lock after the discussion.

Surendra Man Bijukchhe, president of the Congress Pokhara Metropolitan Committee, and Kishor Dutta Baral, president of the Kaski Congress, opened the lock on Thursday. Opening the lock, Kaski president Baral stated that the metropolitan committee’s activities had put pressure on the party. He stated that he would take the initiative to lead.

Meanwhile, all aspirants’ names have been recommended, according to Municipal President Bijukchhe. In Pokhara, Congress has recommended 18 candidates for mayor and ten candidates for deputy mayor.