EVERRYTHING ATTEMPTED FOR CONSENSUS Kathmandu, 23 Dec.: Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai expressed his conviction that the political parties would reach a consensus as every bit of effort is being made to find a political way out, with a target to hold the Constituent Assembly elections in mid-May 2013, RSS reports/. Inaugurating the 10th Annual General Meeting of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) here on Saturday, Prime Minister Bhattarai opined that the Constituent Assembly was dissolved as consensus could not be forged on the federalism with identity. He added that the government was making efforts to untangle the constitutional and legal hurdles for a new election. The Prime Minister said that the main objective of the government is proportionate development, equitable development and prosperity, and rapid economic development. He added that the time has come for the private sector which he termed as the backbone of the economy to contribute to the economy while fulfilling its responsibility rather than only blaming the politics. Prime Minister Bhattarai also expressed the commitment that the government will end the energy crisis and move ahead by making the most out of the investment-friendly environment that is seen of late in India and China to raising the annual per capita income to 3,000 US Dollar in the next ten years. Stating that the issues adopted by the CNI for Nepal's economic development are important, he urged the industrialists to work for social and institutional development. At the programme, Prime Minister Bhattarai honoured CNI president Binod Chaudhary, founding member Tanka Chandra Pokharel, industrialist Atmaram Murarka, Diwakar Golchha and Motilal Dugar, among other industrialists and businessmen. nnnn