Kathmandu. Nepali Congress leader Shekhar Koirala is holding a meeting of leaders of his group. Koirala has called the meeting after the party’s disciplinary commission took action against leaders close to him.

A leader said that discussions are underway on how to move forward now in the ongoing meeting at the liaison office in Bishalnagar, Kathmandu.

The Nepali Congress has taken action against 18 people, including former provincial ministers, provincial general secretaries, current and former district presidents, and general committee members.

Former Gandaki minister Kumar Khadka, Lumbini general secretary Bikram Khanal, and Khotang district president Bishnukumar Rai have been expelled for one year. Similarly, former Kaski president Krishna KC has been expelled for three months.

The Congress has taken action against leaders and workers by allocating time periods of one year, six months, and three months.

The Nepali Congress has stated that the party expelled them citing the fact that they had been asked for an explanation and not received a satisfactory answer regarding the complaint filed alleging that they played a role in defeating the candidate supported by the Congress and the party in the last election.