By Lucky Chaudhary, Kathmandu, July 20: Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, said that efforts were going on to resolve the intra-party feud.

Chairman Prachanda said so during an interaction with the standing committee members and other leaders of the former Comunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) on Monday in Prachanda’s residence, Khumaltar.

In the meeting, Chairman Prachanda discussed about the meetings held between his co-chair, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the secretariat of the chairmen-duo, the leaders of former Maoist party said.

According to the sources, Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’ and Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Lekh Raj Bhatta, were not present in the meeting.

Chief Whip of NCP parliamentary party and member of NCP Standing Committee, Dev Gurung said that briefing of the series of meetings held between the Chairmen were done in the interaction held today.

“We recommended Chairman Prachanda to keep the party’s unity intact by keeping up with the efforts put by the Chairmen to reach a consensus in a positive way,” said leader Gurung.

“Although some differences are seen within the party, efforts are being made to reach a consensus,” informed Gurung. “Chairman Prachanda is working for the betterment of the nation and citizens.”

Prachanda also assured the party leaders that he was for moving forward by resolving the problems within the party.

The NCP Chairmen have held a number of talks to resolve differences.

The meeting of Standing Committee, which is being postponed repeatedly, has been scheduled for July 21. The leaders have believed that the Chairmen duo would strike a consensus before the Standing Committee meeting.