Deuba camp divided over push to make Sanatan religion national identity

Disagreement over the proposal delays the Nepali Congress gathering’s conclusions and forces the postponement of a scheduled press conference.

A proposal to make Sanatan religion a national identity has deepened divisions within the faction of the Nepali Congress led by Sher Bahadur Deuba, preventing the party’s national gathering from issuing its conclusions and forcing the postponement of a scheduled press conference on Monday.