INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: The Standing Committee meeting of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has been put off as the two co-chairs of the party — Prime
Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal — are currently holding one-to-one talks to settle deepening rift within
partyfactions.
Although the meeting was scheduled to be held at 11:00 pm today, it was put off till 3:00 pm as the two co-chairs asked for
more time for discussion.
Majority of Standing Committee members had already reached the PMofficial residence in Baluwatar this
morning.
PartyCo-chair Dahal and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal in yesterdaytalks with PM Oli, asked him to step down while the PM told
both leaders that he would not quit.
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