PRESIDENT, PM MEET Kathmandu, 19 Dec.: One day after extending a deadline to assemble a national government Tuesday for five more days until Saturday, President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav is consulting Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Wednesday. Opposition parties have blamed the premier for being a tumbling block even as Maoist Party Chief Prachanda blamed his vice-chairman for non-cooperation to appoint NC President Sushil Koirala as Bhattarai’s successor. The president is consulting Bhattaraai as the head of state leave for a week-long visit of India 24 December. nnnnc PARTIES MEET Kathmandu, 19 Dec.: Parties are meeting Wednesday to develop and plan their moves after Tuesday’s presidential extension of a deadline to assemble a national government by Saturday. Maoist office bearers are meeting Wednesday. Opposition UML has convened a meeting of the standing committee. Before co9nsultations with Maoists heading the coalition government, Madesh Morcha in government is holding a meeting of its front amid threats the terai parties were sidelined by the Big Three and threat to Maoists the Mocha would switch support To main opposition NC. nnnn