KATHMANDU: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Prime Minister KP Oli are sitting for another round of talks today to narrow down the differences.
It is learned that Chairman Dahal has insisted on ‘one-on-one’ talks to thrash out the disputes between the two that have escalated since the last two weeks.
Monday’s meeting held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar between the two had ended in a positive note.
According to Surya Thapa, Prime Minister Oli’s press advisor, even though Oli and Dahal are meeting today, the time has not been fixed yet.
Meanwhile, it is learned that party senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal will not be involved in the meeting, which is an indication that senior leader Nepal will be left out yet again.
Yesterday’s meeting had ended positively and both the Chairmen (Oli and Dahal) had agreed to sit again sometime later soon to thrash out the disputes.
Dahal has been emphasizing on a ‘one-on-one’ talks to clarify issues between them rather than forming a task force.
The two leaders are at loggerheads in the last few weeks over some serious issues, particularly after PM Oli alleged the dissident faction of dancing to the tunes of India to oust him.
The meeting held on Sunday — dubbed as ‘decisive’ – too, had ended inconclusively with both the leaders agreeing to hold another round of talks.
Meanwhile, the NCP’s Standing Committee meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday to give more time for Oli and Dahal for talks.
It should be noted that as many as 53 central committee members of the NCP on Sunday initiated a signature campaign in a bid to pressurize the party leadership to convene the party’s central committee meeting.
The members held a meeting on Zoom and discussed convening the meeting of the central committee to discuss and thrash out the internal disputes.
The central members took the initiatives to call the meeting at a time when the intra-party feud has touched a new height.
According to them, the meeting of the 441-member central committee will be more impactful than the 45-member Standing Committee.
According to the NCP statute, the leadership will have to call the meeting of the central committee if 25 percent, i.e., 110 members signed the document.
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