Kathmandu, Jan. 7 -- Even more than a year and a half after its formation, the ruling Nepal Communist Party has not held a meeting of its Central Committee, a crucial and most powerful body of the party.

During the Standing Committee meeting, which was also held for the first time in one year, members while censuring the leadership over various issues had also demanded regular meetings of party committees. The Standing Committee meeting, which concluded on December 22, had then decided to call the Central Committee meeting for January 8.

But Sunday's secretariat meeting decided to postpone the meeting to January 29.

As per the party statute, the Central Committee must meet every six months.

According to leaders, both Co-chairs KP Shar...