Syangja — Nepali Congress Vice President and former Minister Dhanraj Gurung has expressed concern over the growing trend of pulling others down in Nepali politics, stating that such behavior is increasingly dominating the political landscape.
Addressing the 7th Memorial Ceremony of the late Kamal Prasad Pangeni, former Syangja Congress President and Constituent Assembly member, as well as the First General Assembly of the Pangeni Foundation, held at City Hall, Bhirkot, Syangja, Gurung said that instead of healthy competition, the tendency to advance by character assassination is weakening the party.
He remarked, “Rather than engaging in fair competition, there is a prevailing tendency to get ahead by undermining others. Unless this mindset ends, the party cannot become strong.”
Gurung emphasized that internal dissatisfaction within the party should be raised through official mechanisms rather than being aired at public events or on social media. “The party won’t be strengthened by criticizing it at gatherings or tea shops,” he clarified.
Rejecting the ongoing culture of character assassination within the party, Gurung stated that such practices are tarnishing the image of the Nepali Congress. “The trend of attacking those who raise issues of integrity is on the rise,” he said. “Engaging in religious rituals at home just to bring someone down is unethical. I haven’t done it, and I urge others not to either.”
Paying tribute to the late Kamal Prasad Pangeni, Gurung noted that true homage can only be paid by internalizing the ideals of B.P. Koirala, Subarna Shumsher, Ganesh Man Singh, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Girija Prasad Koirala, and Sushil Koirala.
During the program, he also emphasized that true party workers must remain committed to the core principles of the Nepali Congress — nationalism, democracy, and socialism. “Nationalism, democracy, and socialism are three strands of the same rope; the party can never be above the nation,” he clarified.
