KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has warned that if the party fails to undertake serious reforms, it risks becoming confined to history.

Presenting a detailed proposal at the ongoing Central Working Committee meeting in Sanepa on Tuesday, Thapa said that without honest self-reflection and structural change, the public will forget the Nepali Congress.

“Today, we are simultaneously facing a crisis of trust and relevance,” Thapa wrote in his document. “Our name and history are significant, but mere legacy cannot restore people’s confidence in us.”

Thapa candidly acknowledged that the Nepali Congress has lost its connection with the people.

“Right now, people associate the Nepali Congress not with courage but with compromise; not with ideals but with opportunism; not with justice but with corruption,” he stated.

Blaming leadership failures for growing disillusionment among the younger generation, he warned that silence within the party should no longer be used as a shield in the name of consensus.

Referring to the Gen Z Movement of September 8–9, Thapa described it as a defining moment in the nation’s political trajectory.

“This movement is not a rejection of democracy, but a call for its reform,” he said. “The younger generation is demanding transparency, meritocracy, and accountability. If we fail to heed this warning, we will lose not only elections but also our moral authority.”

To restore credibility and give the party new direction, Thapa proposed holding the 15th General Convention within two months.

The document reads: “If we have witnessed the country turn upside down within 24 hours, there is no reason the Nepali Congress cannot hold its convention within 64 days. The time for reform is over—this is the moment for decisive action.”

Thapa called the upcoming General Convention “an opportunity for the moral rebirth of the Congress,” emphasizing zero tolerance toward corruption, transparent leadership selection, mandatory youth participation, and structural transformation within the party organization.