NCP Chair Prachanda holds talks with Standing Committee member Pokharel

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Nov. 10: Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', on Tuesday held discussions with Chief Minister of Lumbini State Shankar Pokharel, who is also the Standing Committee member of the NCP.  

Pokharel had paid a visit to Prachanda at his residence on Tuesday morning.

According to Bishnu Sapkota, press advisor to Prachanda, discussions about resolving the intra-party feud were held in the meeting.

Stating that the ongoing issues between the Chairmen of NCP had sent a negative message to the citizens, CM Pokharel requested Chairman Prachanda to reach a consensus with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

On Saturday, Prachanda, along with five members of his secretariat, had held a meeting with PM Oli. Chairman Prachanda had also given a written letter to PM Oli, requesting the latter to hold a party Secretariat meeting soon.

PM Oli had said that the decision as to calling the Secretariat meeting would be taken after conducting the necessary discussions.

On Sunday, leader Madhav Kumar Nepal along with four other leaders had met the PM. The leaders said that consultations regarding resolving the ongoing disputes within the party were held in the meeting.  

Although rumors regarding the Secretariat meet being held at 4:00 PM on Tuesday are coming out, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, spokesperson of NCP, said that no decision as to calling the Secretariat meeting was held until now.

"Decision as to holding the Secretariat meeting will be held after conducting necessary consultations and discussions," said Spokesperson Shrestha.

Due to the intra-party feud, the due works of organisational unification works of the party have not been completed yet.