PM CONSULTS DEUBA, MADHAV KUMAR NEPAL Kathmandu, 6 June: Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai held discussions with senior NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba and sought the latter’s cooperation to conduct constituent assembly (CA) election announced by government 22 November. The meeting was held at the Deuba residence in the premier’s drive to hold meetingswith former governments after 2047 to seek their support. The move has been widely condemned and anti-government protests have. swelled. The premier also held discussions with UML leader and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Nepal Wednesday. Bhattarai has already held discussions with his party boss Prachanda and UML Chairman Jhalanath Khanal. Deuba asked the premier to restore CA for a brief period to promulgate a constitution. nnnn . NC JANAJATI LEADERS THREATEN TO QUIT PARTY Kathmandu, 6 June: NC Janatjati leaders increased pressure on NC leadership with 122 general convention members handing over a memorandum to President Sushil Koirala Wednesday asking an ethnic province. By accepted by the main opposition They threatened to quit the party if demand is not met. They even threatened to boycott Friday’s anti-government movement. Condemning automatic dissolution of CA after government called assembly elections 22 November, Koirala assured janajati leaders the party was;t against the, Meanwhile, the party convened a meeting of central committee leaders and chiefs of sister organization asking them to mobilize people for Friday’s protest. The student wing NSU held a meeting at Tri-Chandra Campus of former Union chiefs to discuss Friday’s movement. nnnn... MJFL CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEET Kathmandu, 6 June: A central committee meeting of ruling MJFL is being held at party quarters to discuss situation after expulsion of senior leader Sharat Singh Bhandari from the party headed by Deputy Prime Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachedhar.. The party is discussing planning expulsion of Bhandari’s supporters while the latter is discussing launching a new party. MORE