MAOIST REBEL NATIONAL MEET UNDERWAY UPDATE Kathmandu, 16 June: Maoist establishment still expects rebel Mohan Baidya supporters to adopt a unity proposal as the rebel leader launched a delayed national meet at Baudha Saturday. Nearly 1,200 delegates are attending and a closed door session where General secetary Ram Bahadur Thapa will present an organization report has begun. The meet was delayed by one day. The meeting is expected to launch a new party charging establishment of Chairman Prachanda and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai for adopting rightist tendencies and abandoning original policy of people’s revolution. ‘There is talk of bad effect of a split in the Maoist party right now. I sincerely appeal to Comrade Kiran [Baidhaya] and Bada; [Thapa] to come after passing a unity re Let’s go ahead in a campaign to write a people’s federal constitution again in a new manner,” the Maoist appealed Friday from an establishment public meet at Open Air Theatre.People will be with us.” Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai assured the meet he will resign for party unity. “Let’s discuss. I am ready to resign if sacrifices are needed on my part.” Nnnn DETAILS OF OPPOSITION PROTESTS Kathmandu, 16 June: Twenty-seven opposition parties Saturday laid down a pre-condition for the resignation of Prime Minister Bhattarai to end new political stalemate after unilateral announcement by government of constituent assembly (CA) elections (CA) 22 November. The parties decided to hold anti-government corner meetings, torchlight rallies, and street protests for three weeks from 19 June to 9 July. A three-member protest committee with UML General Secretary Ishwor Pokharel , NC General Secretary Krishna Prasad Sitaula, and RPP General Secretary Dipak Bohar to steer the agitation was formed. nnnns.