Kathmandu, Jan. 13 -- The Nepali Congress has postponed a meeting of its central working committee that was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, rescheduling it for Wednesday at 8am, while the special convention endorses the general secretaries' reports.

Party spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat said the meeting was deferred in the hope that an agreement could be reached through ongoing dialogue. "There is no benefit for anyone in pushing the party towards division-neither for the Nepali people nor for the country," Mahat told reporters. He urged the faction advocating a special convention not to steer the party towards a split, assuring that the sentiments of all sides would be respected within the party.

The meeting, called by the party est...