CHARGE NOW IS AGAINST ‘ANTI-FEEDERALIST’ FORCES Kathmandu, 14 Aug.: Chairman of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Nepal, Upendra Yadav, has alleged that elements against federalism, inclusion and identity dissolved the historic Constituent Assembly, RSS reports from Mohottari. At a programme organized here by the party, Chairman Yadav said the political parties dissolved the CA as a plot to defer the Madhes problems. Now, the country has lost the achievements of the people's movement and Madhes movement, he said, pointing out the need to forge political unity to solve the constitutional and political crisis. Various students with highest scores in different subjects in the last SLC exam from the district were honoured at the programme. Nnnn DEUBA CALLS FOR CONSENSUS Kathmandu, 14 Aug.: Senior leader of the Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that a conducive environment should be created for consensus to end the political and constitutional crises instead of trading charges against each other. Deuba said the political deadlock would drag on due to parties' bid towards forming different alliances instead of making efforts to crack the nuts. He said the political parties should concentrate on preparing favorable environment for making consensus. Talking to journalists after a sapling plantation programme on the occasion of the 30th Memorial Day of late B P Koirala in the capital, Deuba said deviating to left and right from the politics of consensus was unusual. The former prime minister said new constitution should be promulgated even by reinstating the dissolved constituent assembly (CA) as the Election Commission too has made it clear that holding elections to the constituent assembly on November 22 was next to impossible. Deuba said that new constitution was not drafted due political parties' incapacity though a long time and huge amount of money was spent by the CA for that purpose. "At least Rs 10 billion is needed to hold next elections. So, reinstating the CA is more relevant this time," Deuba argued. Nnnn CP GAJUREL CRITICISES RIVAL FRONT BUT DEFENDS HIS PARTY CPN MAOIST FRONT Kathmandu, 14 Aug.: Vice-Chairman of the CPN-Maoist CP Gajurel has claimed that the federal people's republican front formed by the party would give a way out to the present political crisis, RSS reports. At a programme organized by the front in the capital on Tuesday, Vice-Chairman Gajurel accused the UCPN-Maoist of forging alliance to stick to power while the Nepali Congress and the UML to reach the power. As both alliances were deceiving people, the third front lead by the Maoist party was emerged, he reasoned. Although party's immediate demand was the roundtable conference, it would launch people's struggle programmes on the issues of the nationality and livelihood. On the occasion, CPN-UML Politburo Member Surendra Pandey said the Prime Minister was saying he would resign citing the eluding consensus. Disgruntled leader of the UML Rakam Chemjong said the big parties in the dissolved Constituent Assembly have been so eroded that they need not be called big parties now. Similarly, Coordinator of the CPN-Maoist Matrika Yadav accused the big parties of dissolving CA and acting against people. nnnn