Kathmandu: The repeated postponement of the Nepali Congress Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting has drawn widespread reactions online, with party cadres expressing anger while well-wishers and observers make light of the situation on social media.

The meeting, scheduled for 2 pm today, has once again been deferred. According to Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Poudel, it has now been rescheduled for 2 pm on Monday at the party’s central office in Sanepa, where office bearers, members, invited members and provincial CWC chairpersons are expected to attend.

The delay has intensified questions about how long the party establishment can continue postponing the meeting. The CWC session that began on Asoj 28 concluded on Mangsir 6 without fixing a date for the general convention. Establishment leaders have since pushed to hold the general convention only after the Falgun 21 elections.

In response, leaders from other factions have actively demanded a special general convention, arguing that the party must choose new leadership and set a fresh agenda ahead of the elections. Tensions have grown since the leadership rejected a petition signed by 54 percent of general convention delegates on Asoj 29 seeking such a convention.

The party statute mandates that if 40 percent of general convention delegates call for a special general convention, it must be held within three months. Despite this, the establishment has yet to act.

President Sher Bahadur Deuba, who earlier signaled he would refrain from using executive authority by appointing an acting president, has become more active after returning from an 18-day medical visit to Singapore. He has been holding separate consultations with leaders and advocating for a regular general convention in Baisakh. Sources say efforts are also being made to attract leaders from other factions.

However, leaders who support a special general convention—especially in the wake of the Gen-G movement—remain firm that the party must enter the elections with new leadership, whether through a regular or special convention, within the current month.

Amid these disagreements, the continuous postponement of the meeting has led to growing frustration within the party and growing mockery outside it. Critics argue that the establishment appears reluctant to engage in internal discussions and is trying to delay decisions until after the representative elections. Some insiders claim that various tactics, including the strategic distribution of election tickets, are being used to influence internal dynamics.