KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left the Standing Committee (SC) meeting after entrusting Nepal Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to conduct the meeting.
According to Baluwatar sources, Prime Minister Oli left the meeting in consensus after delivering a short briefing in the SC meeting that resumed today following a hiatus of 51 days.
Currently, Pushpa Kamal Dahal is chairing the meeting at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar based on the agreement reached with Oli on Wednesday.
Oli and Dahal in their one-on-one meeting on Wednesday had agreed that while Prachanda will hold the executive power to conduct party meetings, implement decisions and lead the party, PM Oli will mainly focus on the government’s functioning.
The meeting is dwelling on the agenda prepared by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda” and Prime Minister KP Oli.
The SC meeting which had started since June 24 had been hit after the Dahal-Nepal camp demanded resignation of Prime Minister Oli from both of his posts (on July 28).
The intra-party feud of the NCP has thawed following the formation of a task-force to iron out differences in the party.
Party insiders say Dahal and Oli have agreed to refrain from involving in intra-party conflicts, which means that they have resolved the misunderstanding and the conflict surrounding their roles within the party.
The agreement between the two top leaders also includes convening the party’s general convention from 7th April-12th April, 2021.
They have also agreed to hold a meeting of the central committee from 3rd November- 5th November to endorse the planning for the convention.
Similarly, an NCP Secretariat meeting held on September 3 decided to take Vice Chairman Bamdev Gautam to the National Assembly.
With the decision, Minister for Finance and Communication and Information Technology has already resigned from his post.
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