A faction of the National Democratic Students’ Organization (NDSO) today padlocked the central office of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party demanding that the party authenticate the central ad-hoc committee elected through a national convention of the party.

“We have padlocked the party of fice demanding an end to the medling with the students’ decision,” said NDSO president Dhurba Bahadur Rayamajhi. He claimed that the national gathering held on July 24 and 25 had elected a 25-member central ad-hoc committee under his leadership. He had nominated five more members to the 41-member central committee. However, the mother party today formed another panel under the leadership of Yubaraj Ghimire.