The secretariat meeting of ruling CPN on Wednesday has ended inconclusively after Prime Minister (PM) and Chairman KP Sharma Oli left it midway citing tiredness and did not return.
PM Oli had left the meeting at around 5 pm saying "I am tired. I will return in a while." The other leaders waited for him to return for a long time and ended the meeting inconclusively after he did not turn up.
The secretariat meeting was called to discuss the proposals to be presented in the standing committee meeting called for Thursday and other issues.
CPN Spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha said after the meeting that the two chairmen are discussing about the proposals to be presented in the standing committee meeting. He added that the chairman duo will decide whether the meeting will be held on Thursday or not.
Standing committee members close to Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal on Tuesday had decided to demand one person, one position during the standing committee meeting on Thursday.
A decision to that regard was taken by a meeting of Dahal-Nepal faction held in Patan on Tuesday. The meeting also discussed about asking PM Oli's resignation.
This decision of the Dahal-Nepal faction comes in contrast to reports that the intra-party dispute in ruling CPN was resolved on Saturday through agreement between Oli and Dahal.
Dahal, who had vehemently criticized Oli and demanded his resignation during the secretariat meeting last Wednesday, made an about turn during the Saturday meeting without knowledge of senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal with whom Dahal had allied to oust Oli.
