General Secretary of Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal, addressing the central committee meeting, at the party central office in Balkhu, Tuesday
The central meeting of the CPN (UML) started at the party head office in Balkhu, Kathmandu, on Tuesday.

The meeting, which is expected to run for at least five days, will discuss party general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal’s political report as well as the party’s election manifesto before endorsing them.

UML sources said the central committee meeting will also work out the party’s strategy for the forthcoming constituent assembly election and discuss the CPN-Maoist’s offer for a working alliance in the polls.

The meeting is also likely to extend the term of the party leadership elected in the 7th general convention held in Janakpur in 2003. The five-year term of the general secretary and the central committee members ends today. nepalnews.com mk Feb 05 08