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NCP rank and file urged to strengthen govt
The first Nepal Communist Party standing committee meeting since the merger between CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) has decided to further strengthen the government.The first Nepal Communist Party standing committee meeting since the merger between CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) has decided to further strengthen the government.
During the meeting, both NCP Co-chairmen KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal urged all its members to help strengthen the government.
“The leaders have appealed to all the party rank and file to be deployed in support of government’s activities, calling for introspection over some issues,” party Spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha said after the meeting.
He said the chairmen also directed the party’s leaders and cadres to help further strengthen the unification bid while underlining that the unity has brought about wave of confidence among the people.
The two top leaders briefed the standing committee meeting about the parliamentary party meeting that saw vehement criticism of government activities from several lawmakers. After the vehement criticism from the lawmakers about ministers’ activities, party co-chairmen Oli and Dahal had called the Parliamentary Party meeting on Saturday to express their grievances.
Terming the unification of the two major communist parties of the country as a unique incident, the standing committee meeting also decided to conclude unifications of all the party’s lower structures and sister wings at the earliest, Shrestha said, adding that the party’s regulations will be finalised within 15 days. On the occasion, PM Oli and Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali briefed the meeting on their upcoming China visit.
Earlier, NCP General Secretary Bishnu Poudel had briefed the meeting on the developments in the unification process of lower committees and sister wings. (PR)