KATHMANDU: CPN-UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has called a meeting of the faction’s central committee (CC) members today.

The meeting to be held at Kwality Banquet in Buddhanagar at 11 am will discuss the current political situation and the possibility of joining the government.

Similarly, the meeting will also dwell on the issue of party unity.

Meanwhile, party  Chairman KP Sharma Oli has taken exception to the CC meeting called by the disgruntled faction.

Central Party Office Secretary Sher Bahadur Tamang has issued a press note objecting to the meeting. Tamang, in the press release, has stated that party Chairman Oli’s attention has been drawn to the activities against the party statute, constitution and prevailing law.

The prolonged dispute in the UML has taken a new height with both the factions sticking to their respective stances.

While UML Chairman KP Oli has already urged leaders of the disgruntled faction, sans senior leader Nepal, to join the party, senior leader Nepal has been insisting on a “dignified” unity.