DISQUALIFIED MAOIST COMBATANTS CALL OFF PROTESTS PUSHING DEMANDS Kathmandu , 20 Sept.: Peace ministry, on behalf of government, and disqualified Maoist fighters signed a four-point agreement to call off bandh and other anti-government protests after government decided to implement a list of demands by former PLA combatants The former combatants will hold further with representatives of the home ministry pushing demands. Government immediately will give medical treatment facilities to injured disqualified combatants Peace and Reconstruction Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and Lenin Bista signed the agreement. nnnn. FINANCE MINISTER BARSHA MAN PUN BACKS PM BHATTARAI TO HEAD ELECTION GOVT. Kathmandu, 20 Sept.: Minister for Finance, Barshaman Pun, has said the government led by Dr. Baburam Bhattarai itself would hold the election of the Constituent Assembly (CA), RSS reports.. Talking briefly to media persons at Janakpur Airport today, Minister Pun claimed that environment is being created for transforming Bhattarai-led government as a national consensus government. He further said all parties including the UCPN-Maoist are ready for election as election is also the demand of the people. Minister Pun further said the date of the CA election would be fixed in May/June of 2013 if consensus was forged among the political parties. Pun expressed the confidence that a full-fledged budget would come on political consensus very soon. Meanwhile, Minister Pun also visited the Janakpur-based Inland Revenue Office and Customs Office and took stock of the activities there today itself. nnnn