CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the planned unification between his party and CPN-UML will take place within mid-May.

Speaking to mediapersons at Bharatpur Airport on Wednesday, Chairman Dahal said the party unification announcement slated for April 22 could not take place as there are few outstanding issues that need to be resolved.

Chairman Dahal said the issues regarding people’s war, election symbol, unification modality which includes formation process of central committee, provincial committee are yet to be resolved.

The CPN (MC) Chairman further said the party unification announcement on the slated date could not be made since the party unification coordination committee handed over the responsibility to resolve the contentious issues to the leadership just a day ago.

Likewise, Dahal said that chairmen of both the parties will begin parleys and announce the new date for the party unification.