DEADLINE TO RETURN SEIZED ASSETS COULDN'T BE MET;OTHER DETAILS

MAOIST EFFORT TO RESSSLVE DIFFERENCES CONTINUE
Kathmandu, 15 Dec.: Maoist Vice-chairman, one of three leaders holding the party post in UCPN (Maoist), held discussions at
his residence with party top leaders ahead of a party
central committee 23 December.
The meeting at the residence of Shrestha who is also deputy prime minister and foreign minister, comes one day after a similar discussion at the residence of Chairman Prachanda.
The Maoist Chief offered Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya post of acting chairman and General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa to
resolve ideological and other differences
A resolution of differences in the party is not on the horizon.
A Maoist deadline announced by establishment to returns seized assets to complete the peace process and draft constitution couldn’t be met on thelast today end of Mangshir Thursday amid protests and obstructions from the Baidya faction embarrassing the government of Prime Minister Bhattarai and the party chairman.
Friday is 1 Paush.
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