NSU general convention disrupted KOL Report KATHMANDU, Aug 16 - The 10th General Convention of Nepal Students Union, the student wing of the Nepali Congress, that kicked off in Pokhara on Sunday has been disrupted following clashes between students and Gundas, who the students say were mobilized by the party establishment. The fight reportedly started after the gundas pelted stones at student leader Gagan Thapa while he was criticizing the party establishment for publishing dubious names of NSU representatives outside the hall of Deependra Sabhagriha, the venue of the convention at around eleven this morning. Of the eight contenders for NSU president, Thapa along with four other student leaders have accused the party establishment of conspiracy in publishing the names of representatives. The Gundas, also tried to attack other student leaders including Pradip Paudel, Guru Ghimire, and the representatives of the convention, a participant of the convention told Kantipur Online from Pokhara over the phone. Over a dozen general convention representatives were injured, some of them seriously, in the fight. Later the agitated students vandalized the venue hall. They also torched four motorbikes. "The convention cannot take place now. Maybe the party will make an announcement to this effect later today," the participant said. "The gundas deployed by the party establishment had come fully prepared, laced with Khukuris, swords and rods.? The closed session that was scheduled to start from Monday was postponed for today after confrontation erupted between the supporters of influential student leader Gagan Thapa and those loyal to the Nepali Congress leadership. Polarization between the ?democratic republic? and ?constitutional monarchy? lines have surfaced strongly in the ongoing NSU convention. Supporters of Thapa, former NSU general secretary, are of the view that the convention should endorse the proposal of republic. They have also charged the mother party of intervention in the selection of student leaders in the convention. (dds)