FINANCE MINISTER PUN ASKS PRESIDENT TO PROMULGAYE TWO ORDINANCES BEFORE 18 FEB. Kathmandu, 13 Feb.:.: Minister for Finance, Barshaman Pun, called on President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav at the Rastrapati Bhawan, Shitalniwas , on Wednesday, RSS reports.. Talking briefly to the media persons, Minister Pun said, he had requested President Dr. Yadav to issue ordinance on the anti-money laundering and ordinance on the organised crime control during the meeting. Finance Minister said he had held positive talks on issuing the ordinances as they are linked with the national pride and prestige and in the delay on issuing the ordinances, there is a possibility of Nepal falling in the black list in world arena. "I have appealed to President Dr. Yadav to issue the two ordinances before February 18 before the international conference on anti-money laundering and the organized crime control," said Minister Pun. "We also held talks on the contemporary political situations and the President is hopeful that consensus on various alternatives would be forged among the political parties soon," he added. Responding the media persons' query regarding the LP gas price hike, he said, "Though the price hike is procedurally correct, it is not relevant at a time when the environment for political consensus is forged." Nnnn DR. RAM SHARAN MAHAT CALLS FOR PRESIDENTIAL INTERVETION Kathamandu, 13 Feb.: Nepali Congress (NC) central member Dr Ram Sharan Mahat has stressed that the President should come up with intervention as political parties are moving away from consensus, RSS reports from Nuwakot.. At a press meet organized at Bidur of Nuwakot on Wednesday, leader Mahat further said a new deadline of coming Thursday granted by the President to the parties for consensus would also go abortive. The President should move ahead by taking power at own hand since the UCPN -Maoist has shut door for consensus by keeping up autocratic rule. 'The President's move would be to hold fair election and hand over power to a new government', he clarified. Leader Mahat commented that the UCPN-Maoist has closed avenue for consensus by bringing the proposal of forming election government under the Chief Justice. He further said confusion persisting in the country would be removed if a new government was formed under NC President's leadership. nnnn