PAUDEL’S FOUR CONDITIONS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF HIS CANDIDACY

Kathmandu, 2 Nov.: NC Vice-president Ram Chandra Paudel said Tuesday he’ll withdraw his sole candidacy for the 16th round parliamentary vote for prime minister Thursday if Maoists concede four demands.
Paudel, after a meeting of the parliamentary party which he leads, said he’ll accept Maoist Chairman as a government if four NC conditions are met.
He said seized assets should be returned, weapons in containers under UNMIN watch in 28 cantonments and satellite camps should handed over to government, cantonments should be vacated and YCL should be disbanded and a democratic constitution should be guaranteed.
“We’re ready to accept Prachanda as prime minister,’ the leader of NC parliamentary party said.
“I’m ready to withdraw my candidacy,” he said. “A democratic constitution should be guaranteed. The peace process should first be concluded.”
He added:” “I didn’t withdraw candidacy for understanding between parties.”
Paudel added he hasn’t been defeated in 15 rounds of voting in parliament.
“Only two votes have been cast against me. Others have remained neutral,” Paudel argued.
The NC leader called an understanding between UML and Maoists ‘was faulty’. The two communist parties have joined hands to ask NC to withdraw candidacy for prime minister for a government of national understanding.
NC leader Dr Ram Sharan Mahat said a budget and a package solution were discussed.
The parliamentary party endorsed a central committee decision not to withdraw Paudel’s candidacy and decided to support the caretaker government to present full budget by 16 November.
The complete budget hasn’t been presented even there months after the beginning of the fiscal year 2010/11 as a financial crisis looms amid main opposition Maoist obstruction of budget presentation.
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BIG THREE MEET INCONCLUSIVE

Kathmandu, 2 Nov. A meeting of the Big Three convened by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to end a deadlock was inconclusive Tuesday and will meet again Wednesday.
The meeting was convened for understanding to end the deadlock.
“Only preliminary discussions were held,” Chairman Prachanda said.
NC and UML top leaders weren’t present at the summit for various reasons.
NC President Sushil Koirala was busy with the party’s parliamentary meet.
Finance Minister Surendra Pandey briefed the leaders on government plans to bring a full budget.
PM Nepal asked the Maoist chief to create an environment for understanding.
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LANGUAGE ISSUE SETTLED SAYS PRACHANDA (UPDATE)

Kathmandu, 2 Nov.: Maoist Chairman and Coordinator of a seven-member task force to speed up the drafting of a delayed constitution claimed Tuesday a language issue was resolved in the body Tuesday.
‘The language issue has been resolved,” he said.
All languages will be given status of national language.
Task force members of major parties agreed to form a permanent language commission.
The task force will now take up differences of fundamental rights, Prachanda said.
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BAMDEV GAUTAM REVELATION

Kathmandu, 2 Nov. UML leader Bamdeb Gautam, who is pro-Maoist in the party leading the government, revealed Tuesday in Dang have stared discussions to amend parliament rule to ‘snatch’ the candidacy of Ram Chandra Paudel for prime minister.
“Maoists and UML have stared discussions to change parliamentary
Rule,” he said without divulging details.
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TULSI GIRI MEETS KP BHATTARAI

Kathmandu, 2 Nov.: Former prime minister Dr Tulsi Giri and RPP-Nepal Chairman Kamal Thapa Tuesday called on former Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Tuesday and held discussions, a radio report said.
Senior RPP leader Bishwa Bandhu Thapa was also present.
The former royalist party has not adopted a republican agenda.
The meeting comes after Bhattarai criticized NC for its republican agenda coming out openly in support of constitutional monarchy and the 1990 constitution.
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE DELEGATION HOLDS DISCUSSIONS WITH NEMWANG

Kathmandu, 2 Nov.: Visiting European parliament development committee delegation Tuesday held discussions with Speaker Subash Nemwang .
The team earlier held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala.
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JAWALAKHEL YOUTH CLUB LIFTS TILOTTAMA GOLD CUP

Kathmandu, 2 Nov.: Jawalakhel Youth Club for the first time lifted the Tilottama Gold Cup in Butwal Tuesday defeating Tribhuvan Army Club 5-4 in a penalty shootout.
The match was extended to extra time and no goals were scored.
During normal time, the score was 1-1.
Jwalakhel Youth Club collected a Rs 155,505 prize money.
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MEDIA GOOGLE

“Some non-Maoist parties don’t believe power sharing with Maoists will get them influential positions. It’s clear they are lobbying India to keep Maoists out of power. They don’t believe they can win the confidence of people on party basis by going to the people.”

(Prof. S.D.Muni, close Indian government collaborator, Sanghu, 2 Nov.)
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FAILED ATTEMPT TO SET OFF BLAST ON FRONT OF US EMBASSY

Kathmandu, 2 Nov.: Terrorist organization Laskhar e Toiba last week failed to set off an explosion in front of the YS embassy in Kathmandu, Dhristhi reports.
Intelligence sources said photographs of the area were taken.
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MAOISTS MISUSE QUOTA FOR LOVED ONES OF MARTYRS’

Kathmandu, 2 Nov.: Quota set aside for those close of martyrs’ have been misused in UCPN (Maoist), Nepal newsmagazine reports.
Deepak Sapkota, son of Agni Sapkota, and Sajan Sharma Paudel, son of Dina Nath Sharma have been sent by the China for further studies.
The two leaders are close to Prachanda.
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