MC’s central committee meeting postponed sine die

KATHMANDU, Feb 10: The central committee meeting of the CPN (Maoist Center) has been postponed until further notice.

Earlier, the meeting was scheduled to take place on February 11.

"The meeting had to be postponed due to some reasons until further notice," said Shree Ram Dhakal, chief secretary at the central office of the party.

The party was expected to finalize its central committee, office bearers, standing committee and politburo committee through the meeting.

The party statute has the provision of 15 office-bearers including one Chairperson, one Senior Vice Chairperson, six Vice Chairpersons, one General Secretary, two Deputy General Secretaries, three Secretaries and one Treasurer.  

The has not been able to appoint the office-bearers as the meeting has been postponed frequently. The first meeting after the conclusion of the General Convention unanimously selected Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) as the party's Chairperson.

Although a meeting of the central committee had been called for January 9 for finalizing the party's office-holders, this meeting was also put off as employees at the party central office and some central leaders were infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).