KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress Central Committee (CC) meeting has been adjourned on Sunday due to the demise of the Chij Kumar Shrestha, 84, president of the Democratic Fighters Association, an outfit of the NC. Shrestha died at his residence in Bharatpur, Chitwan on Saturday. He had been suffering from cancer for a long time.

According to a press release of the NC, the party flag has been lowered to half mast to honour Shrestha.