NCP secretariat meet begins

Kathmandu–Nepal Communist Party (NCP)'s secretariat meeting kicked off this afternoon at the Prime Minister's official residence, Baluwatar. Though the meeting was summoned for this afternoon, it was delayed citing lack of preparations.

The meeting is expected to conclude the remaining issues of the party unification after discussing about the Cabinet reshuffling issues. Party Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, another party Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, secretariat members Bamdev Gautam and Ram Bahadur Thapa, general secretary Bishnu Prasad Poudel and Spokesperson Narayankaji Shrestha are attending the meeting, said Prime Minister's Press Advisor Surya Thapa.

Party senior leader Jhalanath Khanal and secretariat member Ishwor Pokhrel are absent as they are presently out of the country.