Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa Mocks Ravi Lamichhane Over Past Incidents

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa has taken a jibe at Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane. Addressing an election rally organized by the Nepali Congress in Pokhara, Kaski on Friday, President Thapa stated that someone orchestrated the burning of properties including Singha Durbar on Bhadra 24 and used that opportunity to escape from jail. However, he did not explicitly name Lamichhane.“One side fled from jail by taking advantage of the opportunity created by setting government properties including Singha Durbar on fire on Bhadra 24,” Thapa said, mocking Lamichhane, “That is extremism. Congress is not in favor of such extremism.”President...