The Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has been put off yet again on July 8, reports The Himalayan Times. The meeting has been postponed until July 10, 2020, according to Prime Minister’s Press Advisor Surya Thapa. It has been put off as rift has deepened after the party’s faction led by Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal, backed by senior leaders Jhalanath Khanal and Madhav Kumar Nepal, demanded that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli should resign either from the Prime Minister or party Co-chair’s post. Discussions on party unity, Government performance review, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MMC), constitution amendment, among other issues have been on the agenda of the party’s standing committee since June 24, 2020. The party leadership have not come closer to a consensus for addressing the differences within the party despite continuous dialogue.