KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress has sacked General Secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma, and Joint General Secretary Farmullah Mansoor, among other leaders, for five years.

The decision was made by a Central Working Committee meeting held at the party’s central office in Sanepa, according to Central Working Committee member Meenakshi Jha.

Party leaders said disciplinary action was taken against them for calling a special general convention by bypassing the party’s official process.

The Central Working Committee made the decision after talks between party President Sher Bahadur Deuba, and General Secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma to resolve the dispute failed on Wednesday morning.

Meanwhile, the special general convention, currently underway at Bhrikuti Mandap, is scheduled to vote to elect a new leadership at 8 pm on Monday.