KATHMANDU: A Standing Committee meeting of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held to thrash out intra-party differences at Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar has been postponed for one week.

The meeting has been postponed until 11 am on July 28.

NCP Chairman and Prime Minister KP Oli abstained from today’s meeting.

The Standing Committee meeting has, meanwhile, instructed its leaders and cadres to involve in rescue and relief efforts in the natural disaster, including the floods and landslides.

The meeting was expected to focus on narrowing down the differences that have been surfaced in the party, particularly between the two factions — one led by Prime Minister KP Oli and the other led by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal.

The Dahal-Nepal camp has been demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Oli from both of his posts, including the party Chairman, while the latter is adamant not to resign from any of his posts.

The SC meeting which started since July 24 has been hit after the Prime Minister’s resignation was made the main agenda of the meeting.

NCP Chairman Dahal and Prime Minister who held one-on-one meetings have not been able to hammer out a deal.

Both Oli and Dahal have intensified meetings with the leaders of their camp of late.