I/III. http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/1-top-story/7936-indian-us-envoys-intensify-political-parleys-as-new-govt-looks-uncertain.html
<http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/1-top-story/7936-indian-us-envoys-intensify-political-parleys-as-new-govt-looks-uncertain.html> Indian, US envoys intensify political parleys as new govt looks uncertain Thursday, 29 July 2010 Ambassadors of India and United States intensified high-level political parleys Thursday amid growing political uncertainty with the parliament failing to elect the new prime minister despite rounds of voting. Indian ambassador Rakesh Sood met Nepali Congress vice president and party's prime ministerial candidate Ram Chandra Poudel, discussing the prime ministerial election. At the meeting, Poudel is known to have claimed that the NC would be able to garner enough support from the parties to form the new government. Similarly, US ambassador to Nepal Scott H. DeLisi held separate meetings Maoist chairman and party's prime ministerial candidate Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (Loktantrik) chairman Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar. During his meeting with Dahal at the Maoist headquarters, Paris Danda, DeLisi stressed that the new government needs to be formed at the earliest and that the successive indecisive voting for the Prime Minister's post would only deepen the political deadlock. Dahal is learnt to have said that his party is in favour of a consensus government for which it is continuing talks with other parties. The US ambassador had met UML chairman Jhala Nath Khanal yesterday, conveying the US government's concern over the prolonged deadlock due to the failure to elect new prime minister. II. http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/2-political/7929-maoists-express-commitment-to-udmfs-demands-in-writing-but-reject-one-madhesh-pradesh.html Maoists express commitment to UDMF's demands in writing, but reject one Madhesh Pradesh' Thursday, 29 July 2010 In order to ensure its victory in the prime ministerial run-off slated for August 2, the Unified CPN (Maoist) has prepared a letter expressing the party's commitment on the "common paper" of the demands put forth by the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF). A meeting of the Maoist office bearers held at the party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal's residence in Nayabazaar on Thursday morning reached a conclusion that the party should express written commitment to the conditions presented by UDMF, an alliance of the four Madhesh-based parties-Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik, Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party and Mahato-led Sadbhavana Party - and accordingly prepared such a letter. Emerging from the meeting, Maoist vice-chairman Narayan Kazi Shrestha said that his party will hand over a letter stating its written commitment on the 'common paper' of the conditions presented by the UDMF in a meeting to be held later today. Shrestha said the Maoist party took the decision after the UDMF sought a written commitment on its demands from Nepali Congress and Maoists who are seeking support of the Madhesi parties for government formation. However, Shrestha said the party doesn't agree with the UDMF demand for 'One Madhes, One Province' i.e. a single Madhesi province. The Maoists have decided to sit with Madhesi leaders for further consultations on this issue. In the "common paper" the Madhesi parties have also put forth the condition of proportional representation of Madhesi people in the national army and completion of army integration task as early as possible, among others. The decision of the Maoist party has come at a time when the top leaders of Nepali Congress are already seen positive on the 'common paper' floated by UDMF and are close to expressing their commitment on it in writing. III. http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2010/07/28/nation/rivals-set-for-fresh-fiasco/210950/ Rivals set for fresh fiasco - PM Polls run-off KATHMANDU, JUL 28 - Barring some last-minute surprises, it is almost certain that UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel will set an unenviable record on Aug. 2: Theirs will be a hat-trick of defeat in the prime ministerial poll. The drama began on July 21. Both failed to secure 300 votes to form a majority government and ended up doing so again on July 23. Two decisive forces who will tilt the vote one way or the other—CPN-UML and the Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM)—are likely to abstain on Monday, according to insiders. The vote of UML and SLMM is a must for Poudel to form a majority government while 82 votes of SLMM would take Dahal to the hot seat. Both UML and SLMM had not voted for the two contestants in the previous two elections. UML has been a deeply divided house after its Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal had to withdraw his candidacy in the first round election. Khanal wants both Dahal and Poudel to withdraw to prepare ground for a national unity government while his bete noire KP Oli, alongside Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, want the continuation of a “democratic alliance” under the NC leadership. “The party will not rollback its stand to stay neutral in the upcoming poll,” said UML Secretary Yuvaraj Gyawali. According to him, the party’s central committee will not take any new decision before Aug. 2 election. While they continue to court the SLMM, the Maoist party and NC have so far failed to get the backing of the Madhesi front. “We will not vote for any candidate unless they agree to go for a single Madhes province,” said Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Chairman Upendra Yadav. Both the Maoist party and NC are in favour of multiple autonomous provinces in Madhes. Both the parties have expressed their reservation over the front’s demand for bulk entry of Madhesis in the Nepal Army. The Maoists have stated that they won’t accept pluralism in the new constitution while NC has opposed the condition for scrapping the formation of the high level state restructuring commission floated by the four Madhes-based parties. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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