“NC and UML did not seem serious for consensus,” UCPN (M) Spokesperson Dinanath Sharma said,” There is no possibility of an immediate agreement, therefore we have decided to prepare for protest programmes.”

He went on to say that the party also decided to stick to its position on contentious issues of constitution drafting. “We cannot give up on our stance on forms of government, inclusive and proportional electoral system and federalism based on ethnic identity,” he said, adding,” We have decided to present ourselves in the Constituent Assembly accordingly.”

The meeting did not held discussions on the proposal of Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal regarding transfer of leadership through the general convention. The CC meet has been put off until January 29.