CALL FOR RECALL OF INDIAN DIPLOMAT WHO CALLED FOR STORM IN MADESH Kathmandu, 18 May: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nayaryan Kazi Shresthaa said leaders of the Big Three Friday discussed recall of an Indian diplomat who called for al storm in Madesh at a reception in Birrgunj Thursday. India maintains a consulate in the border town. Party leaders said at the first meeting serious attention had been drawn to the comments of the diploma t made to party leaders, including NC and UML. Maoist Chairman Prachanda also raised the issue with Indian Ambassador Jayant Prasad Friday. nnnn The issue will be taken uatuo at thesecond session of theltthe three parties—Maoists. NC and UML—ay baluwatar—theofficial residence of the prime minister. INDIAN DIPLOMAT CALLS FORSTORM IN MADESH Kathmandu, 18 May: An Indian diplomat has urged the political leadership of the central Tarai to instigate a protest for Madhes, Nepali Congress and CPN-UML leaders said on Thursday, BHusan Yadav reports in The Kathmandu Post from Birgunj.. In a cocktail party at Hotel Vishuwa in Birgunj on Wednesday evening, SD Mehta, the consular at the Consulate General of India, tried persuading leaders of the NC, UML and the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Nepal representing Parsa and Bara districts to take to the streets for the sake of Madhes, the leaders said. A leader who attended the party said Mehta suggested bringing about ‘a storm in the Madhes before May 27’. The remarks from the diplomat come a day after the parties reached an agreement to go for an 11-state federal model. Although the NC and the UML have differing views, it is important that the two parties work together for the Madhes, Mehta told local political leaders. “Come forward for Madhes and we will extend our support,” a UML leader quoted Mehta as saying. Shailendra Yadav, an NC member from Parsa, said Mehta also told them that the Morcha had failed in the current context. UML leader Arbinda Singh said the Indian consulate has adopted a strategy of boosting “bargaining power” by taking local leaders into confidence. Meanwhile, Mehta told the Post over telephone that he “held discussions to understand the views of the local political leaders regarding Madhes.” nnnn