Meet to decide Oli’s future deferred again

Kathmandu: A crucial meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party to decide the political future of beleaguered Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was once again deferred on Wednesday till Friday to allow more time for the top leaders to reach a power-sharing deal amid the heightened intra-party rift and his anti-India remarks.
As the leaders need more time for negotiations, the 45-member Standing Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed till Friday morning, said Surya Thapa, the Prime Minister’s Press advisor.
With this, the crucial meeting has been put off for the fourth consecutive time in a bid to provide enough time for the two chairmen of the ruling party, Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, to sort out differences amidst the heightened intra-party rift.
The political future of 68-year-old Oil is expected to be decided on Friday during the Standing Committee meeting, amidst the growing involvement of Chinese ambassador Hou Yanqui to save him.
The ruling party is facing crisis after Prime Minister Oli accused Prachanda and other dissident leaders of hatching conspiracy to remove him from power aligning with the southern neighbour.
The differences between the two factions of the NCP — one led by Oli and the other led by ‘Prachanda’ on the issue of power-sharing has recently intensified after the prime minister unilaterally decided to prorogue the budget session of Parliament. (PTI)