SUSHIL KOIRALA ASKS PRESIDENT TO HELP FORGE UNDERSTANDING WITH PARTIES Kathmandu, 2 July: Main opposition NC President Sushil Koirala Monday morning asked President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav to help understanding between political parties at a meeting between them. The request cane 12 hours after the president held similar second round consultations between Maoist Chairman Prachanda and Sharat Singh Bhandari who launched a tarai-based political party after his expulsion from MJFL by Deputy Prime Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachedhar. The president himself has been urging consensus for more than one month after the Maoist-led government ordered snap and unannounced constituent assembly (CA) election 22 November and as the Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai government prepares to announce a complete budget for the fiscal year 2069/70 opposed by parties outside government n grounds a caretaker government can’t announce a complete budget. Nnnn MAOIST ESTABLIHSMENT LEADING GOVT.CLOSES DOWN CHITWAN Kathmandu, 2 July: The Maoists leading the government Monday closed down Chitwan Monday protesting the capture of the party office Saturday in the central district. They are also demanding action against a splinter group of Mohan Baidhaya who launched CPN Maoist or violence Saturday and compensation for damage during clashes that left more than two dozen injured. More than two dozen motorcycles were damaged during inter-party clashes in which the new Maoist faction used weapons authorized by United Nations, a published report said Monday. The Baidhaya faction didn’t return the weapons also the establishment side returned them to Nepal Army. The two Maoist parties are seizing assets capture during the 10-year insurgency. Following owner dispute in Chitwn, CPN Maoist of Baidhaya has captures party offices in Udaipur and now in Jajarkot. nnnn