Meeting to decide PM’S fate deferred

KATHMANDU:A meeting of Nepal’s ruling party to decide the political future of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was postponed until Monday to allow more time for the top leadership to iron out their differences over his autocratic style of functioning and anti-india statements.

The meeting of the Nepal Communist Party’s (NCP) Standing Committee was scheduled to be held on Saturday.

But it was postponed at the last minute.

The Prime Minister’s press adviser Surya Thapa said that the meeting was deferred until Monday as the top leaders of the NCP required more time to forge an understanding on the issues.

The meeting has been postponed as NCP chairpersons Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda

were busy holding internal consultations amid the rift in the party.

“The meeting has been postponed as both the chairs needed time for further discussions,” said Bishnu Sapkota, the press adviser to Prachanda.

The meeting was supposed to begin at the PM’S official residence in Baluwatar to find a way out from the intra-party crisis that is dragging the ruling communist party close to a split.

During the meeting, majority of the party leaders were expected to demand Oli’s resignation from the post of PM, accusing his government of failing to live up to the people’s expectations and responding effectively to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Many top leaders, including former PM Prachanda, have also slammed Oli for his anti-india remarks.