गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Prachanda convenes informal secretariat meeting of ruling NCP amid growing intra-party rift Politics Prachanda convenes informal secretariat meeting of ruling NCP amid growing intra-party rift Secretariat members close to Prime Minister Oli boycott the meeting, terming it ‘ factional’ KathmanduPati November 06, 2020 KATHMANDU: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has convened an informal meeting of the secretariat. The informal secretariat meeting is currently underway at the NCP’s party office in Dhumbarahi. The majority of secretariat members are present in the meeting, which is expected to discuss the latest actions and remarks of NCP co-chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The meeting that is being held amid growing intra-party rift has garnered attention from party rank and files as well as other observers. However, secretariat members close to NCP co-chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli have boycotted the meeting. They have termed the informal meeting called by party co-chair Prachanda as a ‘factional’ meeting. Prachanda, senior leaders Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam and Narayan Kaji Shrestha are present in the meeting of the main ruling NCP’s secretariat, which comprises nine members. Write your comments RELATED NEWS MPS draw government’s attention on various issues Innovation Ministry gets down to business after getting leadership Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… RSP appoints Hikmat Jung Karki to party’s Central International Relations… Nepal explains UK’s role in border row with India All-party meeting underway at Singha Durbar Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey