Government yet to respond to Biplav group’s call for talks

Since the split in Nepal Communist Party, both factions are trying to woo leaders of the banned outfit. The ruling faction’s efforts, however, seem half-hearted as it fears they might support the rival camp once they join the mainstream.

On February 2, Minister for Water Supplies Mani Thapa visited Nakkhu prison to meet Hemanta Prakash Oli, the jailed senior leader of the Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand.