The Rastriya Swantantra Party has sought clarification from its general secretary Mukul Dhakal regarding his recent statements to the media about the party’s perception among the people.

The RSP Central Discipline and Conduct Committee wrote to Dhakal on Friday demanding clarification.

“I have received the letter, but I don’t know who sent it to me because I haven’t opened it. Nobody other than the party president can seek clarification from me. However, the chair denied having asked for a clarification on a call with me just a few minutes ago,” Dhakal told the Post.

“The letter, however, has already been delivered to my secretariat.”

General Secretary Dhakal, in his report prepared after a review tour of 32 districts, has claimed that the party is headed for an accident.

In his political report, Dhakal pointed out things the two-year-old party needs to rectify in order to avert such an accident.

After handing over the 32-page report to party president Rabi Lamichhane on Wednesday, Dhakal told the Post: “After the review tour, I have come to the conclusion that if the party continues to run as it does now, it will crash within a short period.”

The report Dhakal submitted to Lamichhane, who is also the deputy prime minister and minister for home affairs, claims that the popularity of the party which emerged by winning 20 seats in the 2022 election has nosedived. Additionally, the report argues that Lamichhane’s popularity has also dipped.

Dhakal had demanded that the party make the report public.

He also claimed that the party’s decision to join the government and work with traditional parties such as the CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre) could prove counterproductive for the new party—RSP—in the long run. He said the party should ally with emerging independent figures such as Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah and Dhangadhi Mayor Gopi Hamal.