SECOND ROUND OF BIG THREE MEET INCONCLUSIVE Kathmandu, 12 May: The leaders of the three major parties have declared that consensus on state restructuring would be reached on Saturday. The leaders expressed the confidence about the consensus following a meeting of the three parties held at the Vice Chairperson of the Constituent Assembly, Purna Kumari Subedi's chamber at Singh Durbar today. Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Paudel said efforts would be made to forge consensus in the meeting of the Dispute Resolution Sub-committee scheduled for this evening. He added that although they have been taking stance on the eight provinces, discussions are being held on the 11 provinces proposal for consensus. President of the CPN-UML Jhala Nath Khanal also said efforts would be made to forge consensus on the state restructuring today alone. Leaders of the UCPN-Maoist and the Nepali Congress are holding discussions now following the three-party meeting. (Note: The Prachanda sub-committee Saturday prepared a list of questions on which voting will be held in a constituent assembly (CA) for adoption of a basic law. The questions will be sent to the main constitution drafting committee. The leaders of the Big Three met for the second time Saturday after the first meeting Saturday at the Prachanda residence.) nnnn MOHAN BAIDYA SAYS ‘CONSPIRACY BEING HATCHED TO DISSOLVE ASSEMBLY Kathmandu, 12 May: Senior Vice Chairman of UCPN-Maoist, Mohan Baidya has claimed that conspiracy was being hatched to dissolve the Constituent Assembly and thereby not drafting the pro-people constitution, RSS reports from Lalitpur. Releasing the book "Nepali People's War" by Dr Rhishiraj Baral here on Saturday, leader Baidya accused the leadership of the major parties of undermining the values of the CA and taking a unilateral decision on the constitution making issues. Baidya who is taken as a hardliner in the party further ruled out any possibility of drafting the constitution in the interests of the nation and the country and stressed the need of taking the revolution ahead through a new way. Also speaking in the same programme, UCPN-Maoist Secretary CP Gajurel accused the top leaders of the major parties of ignoring the voices of the CA and planning to draft the constitution upon the direction of foreign forces. Commenting on the book, Maoist leader Surya Prakash Subedi said that the book had been successful in reflecting the situation of the country during and after the conflict. Similarly, writer Dr Baral said attempts have been made to give a realistic description of the impact of decade-long conflict in the Nepalese society. nnnn