The central committee of the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party began a meeting Monday morning as a voluble section in the party is pressing for the resignation of senior leader and Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand as government head.

Chand’s critics charge him for failure to give direction to the peace negotiations between the Government and Maoists after a ceasefire between the Government and Maoists on January 29 to end seven years of hostilities.

Party president Pashupati SJB Rana will brief Chand on the outcome of talks between him and the Maoist negotiating team led by Dr. Baburam Bhattarai last week on the proposed peace talks and Maoist demands for sweeping political changes, party sources said. nepalnews.com br April 7