KATHMANDU: CPN-UML Central Committee meeting has begun at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar. The meeting called for 3 pm has started at around 4 pm.
The CC meeting will dwell on the organizational functions of the party, informed Sher Bahadur Tamang, the secretary of the central party office of the UML. “No organizational activities have been taken forward since the unification with the CPN (Maoist Center). Today’s CC meeting will take a decision on expediting organizational activities including membership distribution of the party,” said Tamang.
Today’s CC meeting will also reconsider scheduled the date of the 10th general convention of the party in view of the upcoming mid-term polls and local elections. UML had earlier scheduled its general convention for November 18-22, 2021.
Tamang said preparations are underway to hold general convention in May-June 2022.
He further said the leaders of the Nepal-Khanal faction have been directed to withdraw signatures they had signed proposing Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba as the Prime Minister of Nepal within 72 hours.
“If they do not withdraw signatures, they will be penalized as per the party statute,” said Tamang.
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